Rapid cost estimation of metallic components for the aerospace industry

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 470-482

  de Cos, Javier ^a   Sanchez, Fernando ^b   Ortega, Francisco ^a   Montequin, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b General Dynamics (Santa Barbara Sistemas)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Neural networks; Non parametric models

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST ACCOUNTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLYNOMIALS; TURBINES;

COST ESTIMATION; NON-PARAMETRIC MODELS; PROJECTION PURSUIT METHOD (PPR);

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY;

EID: 38749133306     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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