Integrating the Lambert W function to a tolerance optimization problem

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 795-808

  Shin, Sangmun ^a   Govindaluri, Madhumohan S ^a,b   Cho, Byung Rae ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lambert W function; Optimal specification limits; Optimization; Tolerance design

Indexed keywords

LAMBERT W FUNCTION; OPTIMAL SPECIFICATION LIMIT; TOLERANCE DESIGN;

COSTS; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FITS AND TOLERANCES;

EID: 28844479344     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.687     Document Type: Article

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