An evolutionary real options framework for the design and management of projects and systems with complex real options and exercising conditions

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Zhang, Stephen X ^a   Babovic, Vladan ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Engineering Workshop   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Decision support; Dynamic strategic planning; Evolutionary algorithms; Flexible design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DESIGN APPROACHES; EVOLUTIONARY FRAMEWORK; FLEXIBLE DESIGNS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; REAL OPTIONS; REAL OPTIONS FRAMEWORKS; TEST CASE; UNCERTAINTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DESIGN; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS;

EID: 79951515283     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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