Evaluation of potential of innovations: A DEA-based application to U.S. photovoltaic industry

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 478-493

  Jayanthi, Shekhar ^a   Witt, Edwin C ^b   Singh, Vikram ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Innovation potential; Management of innovation; Manufacturing R D; Project management

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; INNOVATION POTENTIAL; MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MODEL BASED APPROACH; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; RELATED SYSTEMS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; VALUE CHAINS;

COST REDUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68249159685     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2013833     Document Type: Article

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