Optimal software release policies with debugging time lag

International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-255

  Tadashi, Dohi ^a   Naoto, Kaio ^b   Shunji, Osaki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA SHUDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Debugging time lag; NHPP; Optimization problem; Reliability growth; Software release policies; Software reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950047536     PISSN: 02185393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218539397000175     Document Type: Article

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