QFD optimization using linear physical programming

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-607

  Lai, Xin ^a   Xie, Min ^a   Tan, Kay Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Linear physical programming; Multi objective optimization; New product design; Optimization; Quality function deployment

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL;

LINEAR PHYSICAL PROGRAMMING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NEW PRODUCT DESIGN;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33745665608     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: 10290273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150500448059     Document Type: Article

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