Structured modeling group support systems: A product design theory

Information and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 655-667

  Walsh, Kenneth R ^a,c   Dickey, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

D.1.1 applicative (functional) programming; D.2.10 design; D.2.2 design tools and techniques; Group support systems (GSS); Groupware; H.4.1 office automation; H.5.3 group and organization interfaces; I.6.5 model development

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GROUPWARE; OFFICE AUTOMATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

APPLICATIVE (FUNCTIONAL) PROGRAMMING; DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS (GSS); MODEL DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 1242263529     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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