| Article ID: | iaor20083709 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Journal: | Pesquisa Operacional |
| Authors: | Quinino R.C., Suyama E. |
In this paper we study the optimal number of independent classifications on each produced unit when there are two types of classification errors: the type I error where a product is classified as non-conform when actually it is conform, and the type II error where a product is classified as conform when actually it isn't. We develop an economic model to minimize the total expected cost as a function of the classification errors and the cost of each classification.