Valid models require defined levels

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 553-571

  Bahill, A T ^a   Szidarovszky, F ^a   Botta, R ^b   Smith, E D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Decomposition; Hierarchy; Modeling; Systems science

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTION; DECOMPOSITION; HIERARCHY; MODELING; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 50549101438     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: 15635104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081070701395807     Document Type: Article

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