Ethical issues in modeling: Some reflections

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 223-230

  Kleijnen, J P C ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Modelling; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005586613     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(00)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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