Modeling and simulation grand challenges: An OR/MS perspective

Proceedings of the 2013 Winter Simulation Conference - Simulation: Making Decisions in a Complex World, WSC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1269-1282

  Taylor, Simon J E ^a   Chick, Stephen E ^b   Macal, Charles M ^c   Brailsford, Sally ^d   L'Ecuyer, Pierre ^e   Nelson, Barry L ^f  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f Northwestern University   (United States)

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EID: 84894181158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2013.6721514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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