Optimal allocation of testing effort during testing and debugging phases: A control theoretic approach

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1639-1650

  Kapur, P K ^a   Pham, Hoang ^b   Chanda, Udayan ^c   Kumar, Vijay ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

experience curve effect; optimal control theory; release time problem; SRGM; testing effort allocation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIENCE CURVES; OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY; RELEASE TIME; SRGM; TESTING EFFORT;

CONTROL; CONTROL THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 84878705610     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2012.669861     Document Type: Article

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