Verification and validation of simulation models

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-48

  Sargent, Robert G ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROGRAM DEBUGGING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES;

SIMULATION VALIDATION; SIMULATION VERIFICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 1642479022     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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