Formulating and solving sequential decision analysis models with continuous variables

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-53

  Stonebraker, Jeffrey S ^a   Kirkwood, Craig W ^b  

^a Scott AFB   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous variables; Decision analysis; Government; Model formulation; R D planning; Resource allocation; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; GOVERNMENT; MODEL FORMULATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; SEQUENTIAL DECISION ANALYSIS MODEL;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0031076688     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.552807     Document Type: Article

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