A note on optimal allocations for the second elementary symmetric function with applications for optimal reliability design

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 278-284

  Peng, Chien Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

accelerated tests; elementary symmetric function; optimal allocation; quadratic programming

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; ELEMENTARY SYMMETRIC FUNCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMETRICAL INTERPRETATION; NUMERICAL SEARCH; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMAL NUMBER; OPTIMAL RELIABILITY DESIGN; OPTIMAL SIZE; PARAMETRIC MODELS; THEORETICAL RESULT;

OPTIMIZATION;

QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84859922169     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: 15206750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.21487     Document Type: Article

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