Using simulation to analyze R & D value creation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1906-1913

  Bodner, Douglas A ^a   Rouse, William B ^a   Pennock, Michael J ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW (DCF); INVESTMENT PROBLEMS; SYSTEM LIFECYCLES;

VALUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33846695857     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2005.1574468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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