Performance evaluation of resource allocation strategies for new product development under different workload scenarios

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-113

  Wang, Kung Jeng ^a   Lee, Yun Huei ^b   Wang, Sophia ^c   Chu, Chih Peng ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Modelling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954505716     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465660910973934     Document Type: Article

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