Measuring the life-cycle value of enduring systems

Systems Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-202

  Browning, Tyson R ^a   Honour, Eric C ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Honourcode Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic value; Life cycle value; Product life cycle; Product value; Stakeholder preferences

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DESIGNING SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC VALUE; KEY PARAMETERS; LIFE-CYCLE VALUE; PERCEIVED VALUE; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT SYSTEMS; PRODUCT VALUE; STAKEHOLDER PREFERENCES; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DURABILITY; FLASH MEMORY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEPHONE; VALUE ENGINEERING;

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 52649090245     PISSN: 10981241     EISSN: 15206858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sys.20094     Document Type: Article

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