Exploring the world of agent-based simulations: Simple models, complex analyses

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 116-126

  Sanchez, Susan M ^a   Lucas, Thomas W ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

AGENT-BASED SIMULATION (ABS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0036926589     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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