Log-linear and non-log-linear learning curve models for production research and cost estimation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3901-3911

  Smunt, Timothy L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GRAPH THEORY; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST ESTIMATION; LOG LINEAR LEARNING CURVE; PRODUCTION PLANNING;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033225171     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499189826     Document Type: Article

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