Modelling market-based decentralised management systems

BT Technology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 145-156

  Kearney, P J ^a   Merlat, W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARKETING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SALES;

DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; SMALL SCALE SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033207522     PISSN: 13583948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009615629774     Document Type: Article

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