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Prediction and Prescription in Systems Modeling

Herbert A. Simon
Herbert A. Simon
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Herbert A. Simon

Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Published Online:1 Feb 1990https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.38.1.7

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