An analysis of product lifetimes in a technologically dynamic industry

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 763-775

  Bayus, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure Time Analysis; Personal Computer Industry; Product Life Cycles

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

DESKTOP PERSONAL COMPUTER MODELS; FAILURE TIME ANALYSIS; PERSONAL COMPUTER INDUSTRY; PRODUCT LIFETIMES; PRODUCT PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICALLY DYNAMIC INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0032093818     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.6.763     Document Type: Article

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