An optimal upgrade strategy for product users considering future uncertainty;Una estrategia de actualización para los usuarios del producto óptimo teniendo en cuenta la incertidumbre futura

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chung, Wu Hsun ^a   Okudan, Gül ^a   Wysk, Richard A ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Technology forecasting; Upgradability

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; NEW COMPONENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPERS; PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING; UPGRADABILITY; UPGRADE DECISIONS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84901037115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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