Learn more, better and faster: computer-based simulation gaming of production and operations

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-59

  Lainema, Timo ^a   Hilmola, Olli Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

business gaming; business process training; continuous gaming; production and operations management education; simulation gaming; simulation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937845325     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2005.006242     Document Type: Article

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