Hierarchical framework for evaluating simulation software

Simulation Practice and Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-231

  Nikoukaran, Jalal ^a   Hlupic, Vlatka ^a   Paul, Ray J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

SIMULATION SOFTWARE SELECTION PROBLEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0032627524     PISSN: 09284869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4869(98)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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