Neural networks in business: A survey of applications (1992-1998)

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-70

  Vellido, A ^a   Lisboa, P J G ^a   Vaughan, J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back propagation; Neural networks; Self organising maps

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042515742     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4174(99)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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