Technology choice and timing with positive network effects

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 268-282

  Kornish, Laura J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buy or wait; Competing technologies; Dynamic programming; Investment decision; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES; USER INTERFACES;

BUY OR WAIT; COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT DECISION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33646080593     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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