An application of Soft Systems Dynamics Methodology (SSDM)

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 701-713

  Paucar Caceres, A ^a   Rodriguez Ulloa, R ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Andean Institute of Systems (IAS)   (Peru)

Author keywords

Methodology; Modelling; Multimethodology; Soft systems methodology; Systems; Systems dynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONTOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MULTIMETHODOLOGY; SOFT SYSTEMS DYNAMICS METHODOLOGY (SSDM); SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; SYSTEMS DYNAMICS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 34249072816     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602188     Document Type: Article

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