Detecting and monitoring change in models

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-88

  Schaffernicht, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; MODEL;

EID: 33646524480     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.329     Document Type: Article

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