Is design of experiments really used? A survey of Basque industries

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-460

  Tanco, Martin ^a   Viles, Elisabeth ^a   Ilzarbe, Laura ^a   Alvarez, Maria Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Design of experiments; Empirical study; Experimental methodology; Industry; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849143852     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820701749124     Document Type: Article

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