| Article ID: | iaor19881026 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 65 |
| End Page Number: | 86 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1988 |
| Journal: | Systems Practice |
| Authors: | Wolstenholme E.F., Keloharju R. |
| Keywords: | system dynamics |
This paper presents the fundamental concepts behind the use of heuristic optimization as a means of improving the behavior of systems as represented by system dynamics models. The philosophy of the approach is highlighted and the underlying software explained, as a prerequisite to developing some simple demonstration examples.