Why modelling and model use matter

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-24

  Pidd, M ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Methodology; Practice of OR

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GROUP THEORY;

DATA REQUIREMENTS; DECISION SUPPORTS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN INTERVENTION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE OF OR;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 71749119051     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2009.141     Document Type: Article

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