Analysis and algorithm for the optimal investment times of new manufacturing technologies in a duopoly

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 632-645

  Chung, Kun Jen ^a   Tsou, Ching Shih ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Games of timing; New manufacturing technologies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION THEORY; FINANCE; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NEW MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES (NMT);

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032169204     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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