TABSAOND: A technique for developing agent-based simulation apps and online tools with nondeterministic decisions

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 84-107

  García Magariño, Iván ^a   Palacios Navarro, Guillermo ^a   Lacuesta, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Mobile application; Multi agent system; Nondeterministic decisions; Online tools

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING;

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT TIME; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NON-DETERMINISTIC DECISIONS; ON-LINE TOOLS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 85019998586     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2017.05.006     Document Type: Article

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