On modelling payments in projects

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 906-918

  Dayan, N ^a   Padman, R ^b  

^a SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash flow modelling; Project management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PERT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CASH FLOW MODEL; NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV);

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031236393     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600440     Document Type: Article

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