System Dynamics: Modelling and Simulation
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This
book covers the broad spectrum of system dynamics methodologies for the
modelling and simulation of complex systems: systems thinking, causal
diagrams, systems structure of stock and flow diagrams, parameter
estimation and tests for confidence building in system dynamics models.
It includes a comprehensive review of model validation and policy design
and provides a practical presentation of system dynamics modelling. It
also offers numerous worked-out examples and case studies in diverse
fields using STELLA and VENSIM. The system dynamics methodologies
presented here can be applied to nearly all areas of research and
planning, and the simulations provided make the complicated issues more
easily understandable. System Dynamics: Modelling and Simulation
is an essential system dynamics and systems engineering textbook for
undergraduate and graduate courses. It also offers an excellent
reference guide for managers in industry and policy planners who wish to
use modelling and simulation to manage complex systems more
effectively, as well as researchers in the fields of modelling and
simulation-based systems thinking.
