Call number:
PIK B 020-10-0193
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Part I - Perspective and process ; 1. Learning in and about complex systems ; 2. System dynamics in action ; 3. The modeling process ; 4. Structure and behavior of dynamic systems ; Part II - Tools for systems thinking ; 5. Causal loop diagrams ; 6. Stocks and flows ; 7. Dynamics of stocks and flows ; 8. Closing the loop: dynamics of simple structures ; Part III - The dynamics of growth ; 9. S-shaped growth: epidemics, innovation diffusion, and the growth of new products ; 10. Path dependence and positive feedback ; Part IV - Tools for modeling dynamic systems ; 11. Delays ; 12. Coflows and aging chains ; 13. Modeling decision making ; 14. Formulating nonlinear relationships ; 15. Modeling human behavior: bounded rationality or rational expectations ; 16. Forecasts and fudge factors: modeling expectation formation ; Part V - Instability and oscillation ; 17. Supply chains and the origin of oscillations ; 18. The manufacturing supply chain ; 19. The labor supply chain and the origin of business cycles ; 20. The invisible hand sometimes shakes: commodity cycles ; Part VI - Model testing ; 21. Truth and beauty: validation and model testing ; Part VII - Commencement ; 22. Challenges for the future
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XXVI, 982 S. : graph. Darst. + 1 CD-ROM
ISBN:
0071179895
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
PIK Library
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