Integrated use of mathematical programming and multiple criteria methods in engineering design processes

International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 346-361

  Norese, Maria Franca ^a   Liguigli, Ersilia ^a   Novello, Chiara ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Engineering design process; Integration of OR methods; Linear programming; LP; Multiple criteria methods; Requirement identification and engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893137000     PISSN: 2040106X     EISSN: 20401078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMCDM.2013.056779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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