Neural networks for cost estimation: Simulations and pilot application

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1231-1254

  Bode, Jürgen ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; MANUFACTURE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST ESTIMATION;

MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0034655066     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075400188825     Document Type: Article

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