This paper analyzes situations in which a project consisting of several activities is not realized according to plan. Ifthe project is expedited, a reward arises. Analogously, a penalty arises if the project is delayed. This paper considersthe case of arbitrary nondecreasing reward and penalty...

This paper analyzes situations in which a project consisting of several activities is not realized according to plan. Ifthe project is expedited, a reward arises. Analogously, a penalty arises if the project is delayed. This paper considersthe case of arbitrary nondecreasing reward and penalty...

Organisations initiating a feasibility study for a novel, complex, or unfamiliar project commence with an inherently limited starting knowledge base, and often face an asymmetric information disadvantage to suppliers and competitors. While there is substantial technical literature for informing...