... and physical experiments, cutting fluid wastewater treatment impact estimation and formal decision theory. A case study of an automotive steering knuckle is presented, where decision variables include material choice (cast iron versus aluminum), feed rate, cutting speed and wet versus dry machining...

... processes manufacturing processes data mining set theory decision theory learning systems algorithm theory Harnessing the value of the growing volume of data offers opportunity to improve the quality of decision making. Effective decision making in a data intensive environment is likely...

... optimisation decision theory performance evaluation 01 March 2000 01 Aug 2000 Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received March 2000; revised Aug. 2000. Associate Editor: E. C. DeMeter...