Managing uncertainty in research and development

Technovation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-90

  Doctor, R N ^a   Newton, D P ^a   Pearson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

OPTION PRICING THEORY; UNCERTAINTY;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035254147     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(00)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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