Reflections on the foundations of system dynamics

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-243

  Richardson, George P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 80053299467     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.462     Document Type: Article

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