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    Where next for PSMs - A grassroots revolution?

    Westcombe, Mark; Franco, L Alberto; Shaw, Duncan

    Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2006;57:776-778.

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    The author comments on the issue tackled in the article "Where next for PSMs--A grassroots revolution?" He talks about the mistakes in the existing methods used by the author. He further points out the significance of problem structuring methods for the long term sustainability of the field. Also, he said that research into the methods was stagnating.

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    Journal of the Operational Research Society
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    57
    Start page:
    776
    End page:
    778
    Total:
    3
    Pagination:
    776-778
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    • Journal of the Operational Research Society 7 Editorial Accession Number: 22075331; Westcombe, Mark 1Franco, L. Alberto 2Shaw, Duncan 3; Affiliations: 1: Attivation, Lancaster, UK 2: Warwick Business School 3: Aston Business School; Source Information: Jul2006, Vol. 57 Issue 7, p776; Thesaurus Term: DECISION makingThesaurus Term: OPERATIONS researchThesaurus Term: PROBLEM solvingThesaurus Term: RESEARCHThesaurus Term: RESEARCH & development; Number of Pages: 3p; DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602161; Document Type: Editorial
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    Manchester eScholar ID:
    uk-ac-man-scw:252279
    Created by:
    Shaw, Duncan
    Created:
    25th January, 2015, 20:44:58
    Last modified by:
    Shaw, Duncan
    Last modified:
    15th June, 2015, 18:35:19

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