Tolerance allocation via simulation embedded sequential quadratic programming

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4345-4355

  Kao, Chiang ^a   Li, Chang Chung ^b   Chen, Shih Pin ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; MANUFACTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 0034694510     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540050205136     Document Type: Article

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