Reliability-redundancy optimization using simulated annealing algorithms

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 354-363

  Kim, Ho Gyun ^a   Bae, Chang Ok ^a   Park, Dong Jun ^b  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Design; Parts; Quality control; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS; RELIABILITY-REDUNDANCY ALLOCATION PROBLEMS (RRAP); RELIABILITY-REDUNDANCY OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS;

COMPONENTS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL; REDUNDANCY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33749580977     PISSN: 13552511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552510610705928     Document Type: Article

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