Optimal parallel inspection for finding the first nonconforming unit in a batch-an information theoretic approach

Management Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 845-857

  Herer, Yale T ^a   Raz, Tzvi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Information theory; Inspection planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

INSPECTION PLANNING; OPTIMAL PARALLEL INSPECTION;

INSPECTION;

EID: 0342955672     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.6.845.11933     Document Type: Article

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