Integrating soft systems methodology to aid simulation conceptual modeling

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 265-285

  Pereira, Tábata Fernandes ^a   Montevechi, José Arnaldo Barra ^a   Miranda, Rafael de Carvalho ^a   Friend, Jonathan Daniel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Discrete event simulation; Manufacturing; Production lines; Soft system methodology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING; INTEGRATION METHOD; MANUFACTURING SIMULATION; PRODUCTION LINE; SIMULATION PROJECTS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOFT SYSTEM METHODOLOGY; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84922017958     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/itor.12133     Document Type: Article

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