Validation of the mission-based approach to representing command and control in simulationmodels of conflict

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-349

  Moffat, J ^a   Campbell, I ^a   Glover, P ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Defence studies; Military; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY OPERATIONS;

DEFENSE STUDIES; MILITARY;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 1642398545     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601662     Document Type: Article

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