Valuation of expansion flexibility in flexible manufacturing system investments using sequential exchange options

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 243-253

  Karsak, E Ertugrul ^a   Özogul, C Okan ^b  

^a GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Havelsan AS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exchange options; Expansion flexibility; Flexible manufacturing systems; Real options; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

EXCHANGE OPTIONS; EXPANSION FLEXIBILITY; REAL OPTIONS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 27844522383     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720500062231     Document Type: Article

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