Optimization models for recovery block schemes

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 368-379

  Berman, Oded ^a   Kumar, U Dinesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DECISION THEORY; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY;

RECOVERY BLOCK METHODS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0032623545     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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