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Two Heads Are Better than One: The Collaboration between AI and OR

Herbert A. Simon
Herbert A. Simon
Departments of Psychology and Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Herbert A. Simon

Departments of Psychology and Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

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Published Online:1 Aug 1987https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.17.4.8

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