A brief history of simulation revisited

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 567-574

  Goldsman, David ^a   Nance, Richard E ^b   Wilson, James R ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Orca Computer Inc   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL DATA; PROGRAM COMMITTEE; WORK IN PROGRESS;

EID: 79951648871     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2010.5679129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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