Pricing analysis of decision-making software: Modelling and artificial intelligence approaches

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Dave, Dinesh S ^a   Aggarwal, Ajay K ^b   Challa, Chandrashekar D ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Sapthagiri Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence (AI); Decision making software; Neural network; Software pricing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DECISION-MAKING SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGNERS; SOFTWARE PRICING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 33845917616     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2006.010762     Document Type: Article

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