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Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation

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Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation. / Akpan, J I; Brooks, R J.
Lancaster University: The Department of Management Science, 2005. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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Akpan, JI & Brooks, RJ 2005 'Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation' Management Science Working Paper Series, The Department of Management Science, Lancaster University.

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Akpan, J. I., & Brooks, R. J. (2005). Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation. (Management Science Working Paper Series). The Department of Management Science.

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Akpan JI, Brooks RJ. Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation. Lancaster University: The Department of Management Science. 2005. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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Akpan, J I ; Brooks, R J. / Practitioners' perception of the impacts of virtual reality on discrete-event simulation. Lancaster University : The Department of Management Science, 2005. (Management Science Working Paper Series).

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