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Dynamic release policies for software systems with a reliability constraint

SHAOHUI ZHENG School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong KongView further author information
Pages 253-262 | Received 01 Sep 1999, Accepted 01 Dec 2000, Published online: 13 Jul 2010

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