Integration of system dynamics modelling with descriptive process modelling and goal-oriented measurement

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-150

  Pfahl, Dietmar ^a   Lebsanft, Karl ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

GOAL ORIENTED MEASUREMENT; PROCESS MODELING; QUANTITATIVE MODELING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0032686425     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(99)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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