Keyword: systems

Found 315 papers in total
System dynamics of eutrophication processes in lakes
1998,
Eutrophication is the phenomenon observed in the bodies of water that receive large...
The theory and practice of boundary critique: Developing housing services for older people
1998,
This paper begins by presenting the theory of boundary critique, which is a key aspect...
Mental models concepts for system dynamics research
1998,
Although ‘mental models’ are of central importance to system dynamics...
The issue of generality in design optimization systems
1997,
This paper attempts to convey some of the author's experiences in constructing and...
Corporate modelling in the metals industry: Ensuring a systems approach to corporate strategy development
1997,
This is the third of three case studies showing how the systems approach can be used...
Towards computer support of the soft systems methodology: An evaluation of the functionality and usability of an SSM toolkit
1997,
In recent years a number of research projects have investigated computer support of...
Hewlett-Packard uses operations research to improve the design of a printer production line
1998,
As Hewlett-Packard Corporation installed a system for manufacturing ink-jet printers...
The cognitive psychology of systems thinking
1997,
This article describes how established research methods in cognitive psychology can be...
MS/OR enabled systems design
1995,
Management (at least as reflected by popular management culture) is now more...
Integrative systems methodology: Heuristic for requisite variety
1997,
The author introduces a new methodological framework for dealing with complex issues,...
Formal aspects of model validity and validation in system dynamics
1996,
Model validation constitutes a very important step in system dynamics methodology....
Scripts for group model building
1997,
Building models directly with client groups has become increasingly common in the...
Group model building: Adding more science to the craft
1997,
This article discusses the issue of making group model building interventions more of...
Modeling innovation processes for decision support and management simulation
1996,
The article describes results from an ongoing research project that was started...
Management Petri Net – a modelling tool for management systems
1997,
In this paper we propose Management Petri Nets (MPN), an extension of classical Petri...
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