A Novel Hybrid Approach to Enhance Intelligence Integration in Small-Medium Enterprises

Subject Areas : Simulation Based Optimization

Hamidreza Seifi ¹ , Kaveh Mohammad Cyrus ² , Naser Shams Gharneh ³

1 - PhD student, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems management, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems management, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems management, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-02-14 Accepted : 2021-11-04 Published : 2021-04-01

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