Capacity planning using monte carlo simulation: An illustrative application of commonly available pc software

Managerial Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 33-54

  Helio Yang, Y ^a   Haddad, Kamal ^a   Chow, Chee W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Computer software; Monte Carlo simulation; Spreadsheets; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842815355     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350110767187     Document Type: Article

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