The stochastic learning curve: Optimal production in the presence of learning-curve uncertainty

Operations Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 440-450

  Mazzola, Joseph B ^a   McCardle, Kevin F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PLANNING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COST FUNCTION; LEARNING CURVE UNCERTAINTY; PRODUCTION PLANNING; STOCHASTIC LEARNING CURVE;

PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031140266     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.45.3.440     Document Type: Article

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