Determination of the optimal software release time based on proportional hazards software reliability growth models

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-65

  Nishio, Yasuhiko ^a   Dohi, Tadashi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Costs; Modelling; Optimization; Reliability; Software use

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY GROWTH MODELS (SRGM);

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037276356     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510310466873     Document Type: Article

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