Decision on the memory size of embedded information systems in an ubiquitous maintenance environment

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 444-451

  Jun, Hong Bae ^a   Suh, Hyo Won ^b  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embedded system; Genetic algorithm; Maintenance; Memory size decision problem

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MAINTENANCE;

COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENTS; COST FACTORS; DECISION VARIABLES; EMBEDDED INFORMATIONS; EMBEDDED SYSTEM; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS; MEMORY COSTS; MEMORY SIZE DECISION PROBLEM; META-HEURISTIC SEARCHES; NON-LINEAR MODELS; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES; SERVICE COMPANIES;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 59049105778     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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