Systems modelling, simulation, and the dynamics of strategy

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Fowler, Alan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling strategy; Operations management; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037308671     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(01)00286-7     Document Type: Article

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