Comparing model development in discrete event simulation and system dynamics

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 979-991

  Tako, Antuela A ^a   Robinson, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; DATA INPUT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LINEAR PROGRESSION; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; PROBLEM STRUCTURING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; THINK ALOUD; VERBAL PROTOCOL ANALYSIS; VERBAL PROTOCOLS;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; MODEL BUILDINGS; SYSTEM THEORY;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL);

EID: 77951609696     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2009.5429423     Document Type: Conference Paper

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