A cross entropy based algorithm for reliability problems

DOI10.1007/s10732-008-9074-2zbMath1175.90118OpenAlexW1987863359MaRDI QIDQ1038840

Marco Caserta, Marta Cabo Nodar

Publication date: 20 November 2009

Published in: Journal of Heuristics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10732-008-9074-2

zbMATH Keywords

reliabilitymetaheuristicscross entropy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Reliability, availability, maintenance, inspection in operations research (90B25) Combinatorial optimization (90C27)

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