An options approach to valuing expansion flexibility in flexible manufacturing system investments

Engineering Economist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-193

  Karsak, E Ertugrukla ^a   Özogul, C Okan ^a  

^a GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC APPROXIMATION; DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; EXPANSION FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBILITY IN MANUFACTURING; JUSTIFICATION PROCESS; MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT; OPPORTUNITY COSTS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 1642499999     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910208965031     Document Type: Article

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