Statistical analysis of downtime severity rates

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 603-615

  Boyd, A H ^a   Radson, D ^b  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOWNTIME;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032021594     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075498193598     Document Type: Article

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