Financial, economic and strategic issues concerning the decision to invest in advanced automation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1984, Pages 949-968

  Kulatilaka, Nalin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING - FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS; DECISION THEORY AND ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS - AUTOMATION;

ADVANCED AUTOMATION; CAPITAL BUDGETING PROBLEMS; DECISION TO INVEST; INSTALLING ROBOTS; STRATEGIC ISSUES;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0021520814     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207548408942514     Document Type: Article

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