Integrating rough numbers with interval arithmetic: A novel approach to QFD analysis

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 74-81

  Zhai, Lian Yin ^a   Khoo, Li Pheng ^a   Zhong, Zhao Wei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Interval arithmetic; Product development; Quality Function Deployment (QFD); Rough numbers

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; ROUGH SET THEORY;

BOUNDARY INTERVALS; FUZZY NUMBERS; INTERVAL ARITHMETIC; ROUGH NUMBERS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 39549100141     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697x.2007.10668100     Document Type: Article

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