Strategic investment appraisal for advanced manufacturing technology

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 76-88

  Stainer, Alan ^a   Ghobadian, Abby ^b   Liu, Jonathan ^b   Stainer, Lorice ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT); Benefits; Decision making; Investment appraisal; Risks

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC INVESTMENT APPRAISAL;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0029696895     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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