A Decision Support System Using Judgmental Modeling: A Case of R&D in the Pharmaceutical Industry

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 202-209

  Islei, Gerd ^a   Lockett, Geoff ^a   Cox, Barry ^a   Stratford, Mike ^a   Cox, B ^b   Stratford, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c ICI Corporate Management Services ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH LABORATORIES - MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; JUDGEMENTAL MODELING; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PORTFOLIO MODELING; PROJECT CONTROL; PROJECT MONITORING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0026204023     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.83753     Document Type: Article

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