Choosing the right model: Conceptual modeling for simulation

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1423-1435

  Robinson, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION STUDIES;

DATA MINING; HEALTH CARE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84858042347     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147862     Document Type: Conference Paper

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