Optimal project selection and budget allocation for R&D portfolios

Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 275-281

  Santiago, Leonardo P ^a   Vakili, Pirooz ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BUDGET ALLOCATION; COMMERCIALIZATION; FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO; PROJECT SELECTION;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748869851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2005.1509701     Document Type: Conference Paper

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