Teaching decision analysis

Interfaces

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 131-139

  Corner, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0040833244     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.27.6.131     Document Type: Article

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