Decentralized task coordination

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Decentralized task coordination

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Decentralized task coordination. / Gudmundsson, Jens; Hougaard, Jens Leth; Platz, Trine Tornøe.

In: European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 304, No. 2, 2023, p. 851-864.

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Gudmundsson, J, Hougaard, JL & Platz, TT 2023, 'Decentralized task coordination', European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 304, no. 2, pp. 851-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.04.026

APA

Gudmundsson, J., Hougaard, J. L., & Platz, T. T. (2023). Decentralized task coordination. European Journal of Operational Research, 304(2), 851-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.04.026

Vancouver

Gudmundsson J, Hougaard JL, Platz TT. Decentralized task coordination. European Journal of Operational Research. 2023;304(2):851-864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.04.026

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Gudmundsson, Jens ; Hougaard, Jens Leth ; Platz, Trine Tornøe. / Decentralized task coordination. In: European Journal of Operational Research. 2023 ; Vol. 304, No. 2. pp. 851-864.

Bibtex

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RIS

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