Business dynamics : systems thinking and modeling for a complex world / John D. Sterman
Publication details: New Delhi : Tata McGraw-Hill, c2000, Description: xxvi, 982 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780071068123; 0071068120Subject(s): 1. Industrial management. 2. System theory. 3. Management information systemsDDC classification: 658.4038011 STE| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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English Lending
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Villa College Library | Villa College Library | 658.4038011 STE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2299 |
Contents:
Pt1. Perspective and Process
1. Learning in and about Complex System
2. System Dynamics in Action
3. The Modeling Process
4. Structure and Behavior of Dynamic Systems
Pt2. 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
Pt3. The Dynamics of Growth
9. S-Shaped Growth: Epidemics, Innovation Diffusion, and the Growth of New Products
10. Path Dependence and Positive Feedback
Pt4. 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
Pt5. 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
Pt6. Model Testing
21. Truth and Beauty: Validation and Model Testing
Pt7. Commencement
22. Challenges for the Future
Includes bibliographical references and index
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