Integrating a bi-objective paradigm to tolerance optimization

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5509-5525

  Shin, S ^a   Cho, B R ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimal specification limits; Optimization; Tolerance design; Weighted sum method; Weighted Tchebycheff method

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FAULT TOLERANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

OPTIMAL SPECIFICATION LIMITS; TOLERANCE DESIGN; WEIGHTED TCHEBYCHEFF METHOD; WEIGHTED-SUM METHOD;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35348878684     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701325181     Document Type: Article

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