Optimal testing-time allocation for modular systems

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 854-863

  Xie, M ^a   Yang, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer software; Optimization; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038778879     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710110401213     Document Type: Article

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