Genetic algorithm optimisation of an agent-based model for simulating a retail market

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1051-1070

  Heppenstall, Alison J ^a   Evans, Andrew J ^a   Birkin, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PETROLEUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETAILING;

EID: 38149112685     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b32068     Document Type: Article

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