Estimating the optimal number of alternatives to be explored in large design spaces: A step towards incorporating decision making cost in design decision models

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 715-725

  Gupta, Satyandra K ^a   Xu, Changxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; MODELS; SPECIFICATIONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

DESIGN DECISION MODELS; DECISION BASED DESIGN; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; DESIGN CASE; DESIGN DECISIONS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN SPACES; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; DESIGN TASKS; DESIGN TEAM; LARGE DESIGNS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; OPTIMAL VALUES; OVERALL DESIGN; PRACTICAL ISSUES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0036979612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2002/cie-34491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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