The validation of commercial system dynamics models

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-41

  Coyle, Geoff ^a,b,d   Exelby, David ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HVR Consulting Services

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346106420     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1727(200021)16:1<27::AID-SDR182>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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