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OR analysis of sporting rules: a survey. / Wright, Mike.
In: European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 232, No. 1, 01.01.2014, p. 1-8.

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Wright, M 2014, 'OR analysis of sporting rules: a survey', European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 232, no. 1, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.03.043

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Wright, M. (2014). OR analysis of sporting rules: a survey. European Journal of Operational Research, 232(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.03.043

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Wright M. OR analysis of sporting rules: a survey. European Journal of Operational Research. 2014 Jan 1;232(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.03.043

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Wright, Mike. / OR analysis of sporting rules : a survey. In: European Journal of Operational Research. 2014 ; Vol. 232, No. 1. pp. 1-8.

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