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Original Articles

THE OTHER SIDE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION: ACCOMODATING A MULTIOBJECTIVE, UNCERTAIN AND NON-DETERMINISTIC WORLD

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Pages 161-189 | Received 11 Mar 1996, Accepted 12 Nov 1997, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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