Simulation in manufacturing and business: A review

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Jahangirian, Mohsen ^a   Eldabi, Tillal ^b   Naseer, Aisha ^a   Stergioulas, Lampros K ^a   Young, Terry ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business and manufacturing; Modelling methods; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION AREA; BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; HYBRID MODELLING; LEADTIME; MODELLING METHODS; REAL-WORLD APPLICATION; SIMULATION; SIMULATION APPLICATIONS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; MANUFACTURE; SYSTEM THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 70350571118     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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