An expert system for new product development projects

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 317-324

  Balachandra, R ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert systems; New product development; Project management; Succes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142234441     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570010291784     Document Type: Article

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