Improving Simulation Project Efficiency Using Web Technology

SIMULATION

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 568-579

  Kehris, E ^a   Doulgeri, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

blackboard model; manufacturing simulators; Simulation projects; Web technology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

MANUFACTURING SIMULATORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0036767573     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037549702078009004     Document Type: Article

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