Research on complex product cost estimation based on the N‐GM (0, N) model

Grey Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-59

  Hongzhuan, Chen ^a   Kaifeng, Fan ^a   Zhigeng, Fang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Complex products; Cost estimates; Cost estimation; Key item cost index; Key performance parameters; N) model; N GM (0; Product costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893566848     PISSN: 20439377     EISSN: 20439385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20439371311293697     Document Type: Article

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