Analyzing component importance in multifunction multicapability systems developmental maturity assessment

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-294

  Tan, Weiping ^a   Sauser, Brian J ^a   Ramirez Marquez, Jose Emmanuel ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Component importance; development of technology management strategies; developmental decisions under risk and uncertainty; project planning; resource management; technology management; technology selection

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT IMPORTANCE; DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DECISIONS UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; PROJECT PLANNING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY SELECTION;

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RATING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNOLOGY;

PLANNING;

EID: 79955554882     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2010.2071877     Document Type: Article

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