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... fact do . The best we can really hope for is that the computer will illustrate types of behaviour which we had not intuitively thought of as being likely . This in fact is what it often does . It shows that if we change some aspect of a ...
... fact do . The best we can really hope for is that the computer will illustrate types of behaviour which we had not intuitively thought of as being likely . This in fact is what it often does . It shows that if we change some aspect of a ...
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... facts about what is happening that operational research differs most profoundly from the methods of non - scientific administration . It is true that most enterprises record some facts about themselves , but in the first place such facts ...
... facts about what is happening that operational research differs most profoundly from the methods of non - scientific administration . It is true that most enterprises record some facts about themselves , but in the first place such facts ...
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... fact several groups around the world , associated with the Club of Rome , have begun work to do so . For instance , a South American group is developing a model which distinguishes between the poor and the rich nations , and studies the ...
... fact several groups around the world , associated with the Club of Rome , have begun work to do so . For instance , a South American group is developing a model which distinguishes between the poor and the rich nations , and studies the ...
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