Applying the minimum relative entropy method for bimodal distribution in a remanufacturing system

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 969-979

  Bao, Xing ^a   Tang, Ou ^b   Ji, Jianhua ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bimodal distribution; Minimum relative entropy method; Remanufacturing

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; MINIMUM RELATIVE ENTROPY METHOD; REMANUFACTURING;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 43549109469     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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