Increasing the use of simulation in business

Summer Computer Simulation Conference 2005, SCSC 2005, Part of the 2005 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 400-405

  Greasley, Andrew ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Survey

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT; DISCRETE EVENTS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; SENSE MAKING; SIMULATION PROJECTS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SURVEY RESEARCH;

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84857731107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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