Salesforce design with experience-based learning

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 941-952

  Misra, Sanjog ^a   Pinker, Edieal J ^a   Shumsky, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTIVITY; SALES;

EXPERIENCE BASED LEARNING; PRODUCT PORTFOLIO PRICING; SALESFORCE DESIGN; SALESFORCE LEARNING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 4444384135     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170490487777     Document Type: Article

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