A methodology for selecting portfolios of projects with interactions and under uncertainty

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 791-803

  Ghapanchi, Amir Hossein ^a   Tavana, Madjid ^b   Khakbaz, Mohammad Hossein ^c   Low, Graham ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Fuzzy set theory; IS IT project; Portfolio selection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; FUZZY VARIABLE; IS/IT PROJECT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PORTFOLIO SELECTION; PROJECT EVALUATION; PROJECT PORTFOLIO SELECTION; PROJECT SELECTION METHODS; PROJECT UNCERTAINTY; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PROFITABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865396033     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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