Future trends in model management systems: Parallel and distributed extensions

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-335

  Mayer, Margaret K ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Model Management Systems; Parallel and distributed computing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER RESOURCE CONSUMPTION RATES; MODEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (MMS); MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE DATASTREAM; SINGLE PROGRAM MULTIPLE DATASTREAM;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032043660     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(98)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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