Evaluating the productive efficiency of dynamical systems

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 600-612

  Vaneman, Warren K ^a   Triantis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic efficiency performance; Electric power generation; Hill climbing optimization; Introduction of new technologies; System dynamics (SDs)

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEX INTERACTION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HILL-CLIMBING OPTIMIZATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547890268     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2007.900798     Document Type: Article

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