A branch and bound algorithm for scheduling projects to maximize net present value: The case of time dependent, contingent cash flows

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3367-3378

  Shtub, A ^a   Etgar, R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COST ACCOUNTING;

NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV);

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0031336255     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497194129     Document Type: Article

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