Generation of new service concepts: A morphology analysis and genetic algorithm approach

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 12454-12460

  Lee, Changyong ^a   Song, Bomi ^a   Park, Yongtae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Concept generation; Genetic algorithm (GA); Morphology analysis (MA); New service concepts (NSCs); New service development (NSD)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CONCEPT GENERATION; GAME SERVICE; GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH; MATRIX; MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS (MA); NEW SERVICE CONCEPTS (NSCS); NEW SERVICE DEVELOPMENT; NEW SERVICE DEVELOPMENT (NSD); NEW SERVICES; OPTIMIZATION ENGINE; SEARCH TOOLS; TIME CONSTRAINTS; TWO STAGE;

MORPHOLOGY;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 69249216567     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.04.042     Document Type: Article

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