A spatial criterion as decision aid for capital projects: Locating a sewage treatment plant in halifax, Nova Scotia

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-27

  Sandblom, C L ^b   Jain, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capital project selection; Decision analysis; Location; Sensitivity analyses

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAME THEORY; LOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SITE SELECTION;

CAPITAL PROJECT SELECTION;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0031702720     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600470     Document Type: Article

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