Selecting the best alternative based on life-cycle cost distributions of alternatives

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Jiang, R ^a,c   Zhang, W J ^b   Ji, P ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Budget over run; Budget under run; Compromise over budget quantity; Life cycle cost

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BUDGET OVER-RUN; BUDGET UNDER-RUN; COMPROMISE OVER-BUDGET QUANTITY; LIFE-CYCLE COST (LCC) ANALYSIS;

COSTS;

EID: 1842685760     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00202-0     Document Type: Article

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