Conceptual modelling: Knowledge acquisition and model abstraction

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 951-958

  Kotiadis, Kathy ^a   Robinson, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MODELS; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; MODEL ABSTRACTIONS; RICH PICTURES; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGIES; SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS;

ABSTRACTING; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HEALTH CARE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 60749086248     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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