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The Engineering Economist
A Journal Devoted to the Problems of Capital Investment
Volume 50, 2005 - Issue 3
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A Robust Optimization Approach to Capital Rationing and Capital Budgeting

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Pages 195-229 | Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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