Simulation and comparison of reliability growth models

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-271

  Donovan, John ^a   Murphy, Eamonn ^b  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Modelling; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650757676     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210415677     Document Type: Article

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