Comparative analysis of systems thinking and Goldratt's thinking processes: Task analysis for enhancing organizational knowledge management

PICMET

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 279-290

  Musa, Philip F ^a   Burns, James R ^a   Beruvides, Mario G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

TASK ANALYSIS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035789949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/picmet.2001.952027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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