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Tchebycheff Systems for Probabilistic Analysis

Mary A. JohnsonDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Illinois—Urbana/ChampaignUrbana, Illinois61801
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Michael R. TaaffeDepartment of Operations and Management ScienceUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota55455
Pages 83-111 | Published online: 14 Aug 2013

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