Optimal deployment of parallel teams in new product development

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-159

  Saranga, Haritha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

Gittins index; MAB; Multi armed bandit; New product development; Optimal deployment; Overlapped development; Parallel teams; Sequential development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951655922     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2011.038581     Document Type: Article

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