R&D pipeline management: Task interdependencies and risk management

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 616-628

  Colvin, Matthew ^a   Maravelias, Christos T ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Project scheduling; Research and development pipeline; Resource planning; Stochastic programming

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONAL VALUE-AT-RISK; DECISION MAKERS; ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MARKET IMPACTS; MULTI-STAGE; MULTIPLE RESOURCES; MULTIPLE SOURCE; PIPELINE MANAGEMENT; PRECEDENCE CONSTRAINTS; PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS; PROJECT SCHEDULING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE PLANNING; RESOURCE USAGE; TASK INTER-DEPENDENCIES; VALUE AT RISK;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PIPELINES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052264438     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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