An investigation of the behavior of simulation response surfaces

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 282-313

  Greenwood, Allen G ^a   Rees, Loren Paul ^b   Siochi, Fernando C ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RV Industries   (United States)

Author keywords

Response surface methodology; Simulation optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSM); SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION SEARCH TECHNIQUES;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0032187711     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00255-5     Document Type: Article

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