In search of effective simulation-based intervention in farm management

MODSIM05 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 232-238

  McCown, R L ^a   Hochman, Z ^a   Carberry, P S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

FARMSCAPE; Intervention; Participation; Soft systems

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE COSTS; COMPUTER MODELS; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION PROCESS; DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES; FARM MANAGEMENT; FARMSCAPE; FORMAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN THINKING; INTERVENTION; MANAGEMENT DATA; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PARTICIPATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SIMULATION-BASED; SOFT SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS SIMULATOR; THEORY AND PRACTICE; TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS; USE-MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; EMBEDDED SOFTWARE; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANAGERS; APPLICATION PROGRAMS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 54849412737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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