A Simulation-optimization Approach to Air Warfare Planning

The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-140

  Popken, Douglas ^a   Cox, Louis ^a  

^a Systems View   (United States)

Author keywords

complex systems control; Decision making; simulation optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993748558     PISSN: 15485129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875647930400100301     Document Type: Article

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