Process knowledge bases: Understanding processes through cause and effect thinking

Human Systems Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-296

  Dooley, Kevin J ^a   Skilton, Paul F ^a   Anderson, John C ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

PROCESS KNOWLEDGE BASES;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032256577     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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