An Example of a Discrete-Event Simulation on a Spreadsheet

Simulation

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 148-162

  Greasley, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discrete event; education; Excel ; Spreadsheet; supermarket

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012385158     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003754979807000302     Document Type: Article

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