Real option valuation on grid computing

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 333-343

  Zhang, Juheng ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Subhajyoti ^a   Piramuthu, Selwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grid computing; Real option valuation

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESOURCE VALUATION;

COMPUTING REQUIREMENTS; COMPUTING RESOURCES; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING; ECONOMIC DECISIONS; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; REAL OPTION VALUATION; REAL OPTIONS; SHORT PERIODS; VALUATION TECHNIQUES;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 56049119377     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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