Teachers' forum: Spreadsheet modeling and simulation improves understanding of queues

Interfaces

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 88-103

  Grossman Jr , Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0040706749     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.29.3.88     Document Type: Article

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