Title: Competitive priorities of investment strategy: case wind power

Authors: Tomi Makipelto

Addresses: Department of Production, Faculty of Technology, University of Vaasa, BO.Box 700, Vaasa FI-65101, Finland

Abstract: The goal of the research was to evaluate the major factors affecting the decision-making process of investments made in wind power, especially in Finland, from the investors| and suppliers| point of views. The theoretical part of the current research consists of the competitive priorities of investment strategy and analytic hierarchy process model theories. This work links to the existing scientific research. The results showed that some investors| and suppliers| expectations for the competitive priorities of investment strategies| main factors differ from each other. The process will also help the suppliers to understand the investors| expectations.

Keywords: agility; lean; AHP; analytical hierarchy process; multi-criteria decision making; MCDM; RAL model; responsiveness; sustainable economy; wind power; wind energy; Finland; renewable energy investment; competitive priorities; investment strategy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSE.2009.024764

International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 2009 Vol.1 No.4, pp.388 - 402

Published online: 30 Apr 2009 *

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