Economic analysis in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul industry: An options approach

Engineering Economist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-41

  Miller, Luke T ^a,b   Park, Chan S ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL (MRO) INDUSTRY; REAL OPTIONS FRAMEWORK (ROF);

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INVESTMENTS; REPAIR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 23344449264     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910490432593     Document Type: Article

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