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A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league

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A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league. / Wright, M B.

Lancaster University : The Department of Management Science, 2004. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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Wright, MB 2004 'A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league' Management Science Working Paper Series, The Department of Management Science, Lancaster University.

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Wright, M. B. (2004). A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league. (Management Science Working Paper Series). The Department of Management Science.

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Wright MB. A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league. Lancaster University: The Department of Management Science. 2004. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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Wright, M B. / A rich model for scheduling umpires for an amateur cricket league. Lancaster University : The Department of Management Science, 2004. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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