A simulation-based optimization framework for product development cycle time reduction

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Abdelsalam, Hisham M E ^a   Bao, Han P ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimization; Project management; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARKETING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE TIME; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (PDPS); PRODUCT TIME-TO-MARKET; SEQUENCING;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 31744434154     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2005.861805     Document Type: Article

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