Minimizing Cost of Multiple Response Systems by Probabilistic Robust Design

Quality Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-74

  Savage, Gordon J ^b   Seshadri, Ravi ^a  

^a SNC LAVALIN INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

FORM; Minimum cost; Multiple responses; Probability; Quality

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION; PROBABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

NONLINEAR EQUALITY;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0141919539     PISSN: 08982112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/QEN-120020772     Document Type: Article

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