Using simulation software to solve engineering economy problems

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 285-294

  Coates, Eyler R ^a   Kuhl, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering economics; Net present value distributions; Project risk; Simulation applications manufacturing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ENGINEERING ECONOMY;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037774791     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-8352(03)00036-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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