On the explicit modelling of systems of human resources

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-204

  Weston, R H ^a   Clements, P E ^a   Shorter, D N ^b   Carrott, A J ^a   Hodgson, A ^a   West, A A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IT Focus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

STRUCTURED DESIGN METHODS; UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035916069     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540010001857     Document Type: Article

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