Towards realism in network simulation

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Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-314

  Williams, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Networks; Project risk; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM THEORY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; IN NETWORKS; MODEL PROGRAMS; NETWORK; NETWORK SIMULATION; PROBABILITY: DISTRIBUTIONS; PROJECT RISK; SIMULATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0011715339     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0483(98)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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