Modelling of optimal specification regions

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 327-341

  Phillips, Michael D ^a   Cho, Byung Rae ^b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Quality loss function; Screening procedures; Truncated probability distribution

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

QUALITY LOSS FUNCTIONS; SCREENING PROCEDURES; TRUNCATED PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033892230     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(99)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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