Data-driven decision tree classification for product portfolio design optimization

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Tucker, Conrad S ^a   Kim, Harrison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; CUSTOMER DATA; CUSTOMER PRODUCTS; DATA-DRIVEN; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION TREE CLASSIFICATION; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PROCESS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH; FEASIBLE SET; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SETS; OPTIMALITY CRITERIA; PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; PRODUCT CONCEPTS; PRODUCT MARKETS; PRODUCT PORTFOLIOS; SELECTION PROCESS; TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS; TREE GENERATION;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA MINING; DECISION TREES; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; SALES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 77955242989     PISSN: 15309827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3243634     Document Type: Article

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