MACRAME: A modelling methodology in multiactor contexts

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 331-343

  Buffa, Fulvio ^a   Marzano, Gilberto ^b   Norese, Maria Franca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Progetti Speciali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Modelling and validation process; Problem and model formulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041538279     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9236(96)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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