Allocation of function: Scenarios, context and the economics of effort

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-318

  Dearden, Andy ^a   Harrison, Michael ^b   Wright, Peter ^b  

^a Armature Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

FUNCTION ALLOCATION;

MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033736773     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1999.0290     Document Type: Article

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