Resource allocation model for planning R&D on solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 67, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 655-661

  Endo, Eiichi ^a   Tamura, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS MODELS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035283992     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00338-X     Document Type: Article

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