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Model Formulation: What Experts Think About and When

Thomas R. Willemain
Thomas R. Willemain
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
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Thomas R. Willemain

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

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Published Online:1 Dec 1995https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.43.6.916

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