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State of the Art—Utility Assessment Methods

Peter H. Farquhar
Peter H. Farquhar
Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Peter H. Farquhar

Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Published Online:1 Nov 1984https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.30.11.1283

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