Validation of decision-aiding spreadsheets: The influence of contingency factors

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-22

  Olphert, C W ^a   Wilson, J M ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingency factors; Decision support; Modelling; Spreadsheet; Validation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION;

CONTINGENCY FACTOR; SPREADSHEET MODELING; VALIDATIONS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 2442451491     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601654     Document Type: Article

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