A dynamic model of resource allocation in multi-project research and development systems

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-212

  Repenning, Nelson P ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Harley Davidson Motor Company   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0041010783     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1727(200023)16:3<173::AID-SDR196>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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