Decision model for legacy systems

IEE Proceedings: Software

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-159

  Bennett, M ^a   Ramage, M ^a   Munro, ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING; REVERSE ENGINEERING;

DECISION MODELS;

LEGACY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032595363     PISSN: 14625970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:19990617     Document Type: Article

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