Application of Gray Systems and Fuzzy Sets in Combination with Real Options Theory in Project Portfolio Management

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 6489-6506

  Arasteh, Abdollah ^a   Aliahmadi, Alireza ^a   Omran, Mohammad Mohammadpour ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy optimization; Gray systems; Investment analysis; Portfolio management; Real option valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904876187     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-1155-y     Document Type: Article

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