The Linear R&D Project Selection Problem: An Alternative to Net Present Value

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 143-146

  Ringuest, Jeffrey L ^a   Graves, Samuel B ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, LINEAR;

NET PRESENT VALUE;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 0025430208     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.53718     Document Type: Article

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