Developing competitive bids: A framework for information processing

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 123-134

  Ward, S C ^a   Chapman, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive bidding; Methodology; Non price factors

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS - OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ENGINEERING - ECONOMICS;

COMPETITIVE BIDS; EXPECTED PROFIT; NON-PRICE FACTORS;

DECISION THEORY AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0023961978     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1988.24     Document Type: Article

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