A cost-benefit model for production vehicle testing

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1153-1160

  Inman, Robert R ^a   Gonsalvez, David J A ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COSTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRODUCT LIABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; REPAIR;

COST BENEFIT MODEL; FAST FEEDBACK FLEETS; PRODUCTION VEHICLE TESTING; WARRANTY COSTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032278541     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179808966572     Document Type: Article

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