Probabilistic sequential methodology for designing a factorial system with multiple responses

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2703-2724

  Ben Gal, I ^a   Braha, D ^b   Maimon, O Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SCHEDULING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTS (FFE) METHODS; PROBABILISTIC SEQUENTIAL METHODOLOGY (PSM);

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032689303     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499190482     Document Type: Article

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