Learning the theory of constraints with a simulation game

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-237

  Chakravorty, Satya S ^a   Verhoeven, Penelope R ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Simulation gaming; Theory of constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041856910     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878196272006     Document Type: Article

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