Modelling impacts of cropping systems: Demands and solutions for DEX methodology

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 594-608

  Žnidaršič, Martin ^a   Bohanec, Marko ^a   Zupan, Blaž ^b,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Multiple criteria analysis; OR in agriculture; Software; Uncertainty modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; OR AGRICULTURE; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

CULTIVATION;

EID: 40849113049     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.09.093     Document Type: Article

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