A model that attempts to describe the best or optimal solution of a man/machine system. For a decision problem, such a model is used as an aid in selecting the best alternative solution. Decision problem; Descriptive model; Mathematical model; Normative model; Prescriptive model.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Prescriptive model . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_788
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