Brahms: A multi-agent modelling environment for simulating work processes and practices

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 134-152

  Sierhuis, Maarten ^a   Clancey, William J ^a   van Hoof, Ron J J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process modelling; Language; Multi agent; Simulation; Work practice

Indexed keywords

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; NASA; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING; LANGUAGE; MULTI AGENT; SIMULATION; WORK PRACTICES;

MODELING LANGUAGES;

EID: 56349120239     PISSN: 17402123     EISSN: 17402131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSPM.2007.015238     Document Type: Article

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