Ranking and selection with multiple "targets"

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 222-230

  Morrice, Douglas J ^a   Butler, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; MULTI ATTRIBUTES; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES; ORIGINAL PROBLEM; RANKING AND SELECTION; UTILITY FUNCTIONS (UFS);

TARGETS;

EID: 46149105468     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2006.323077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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