System Dynamics: Modelling and Simulation

✍ Scribed by Bilash Kanti Bala, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Kusairi Mohd Noh

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 287
• Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-14
Systems Thinking: System Dynamics....Pages 15-35
Causal Loop Diagrams....Pages 37-51
Stock and Flow Diagram....Pages 53-118
Parameter Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis....Pages 119-132
Tests for Confidence Building....Pages 133-148
Scenario Planning and Modelling....Pages 149-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Modelling of Boom and Bust of Cocoa Production Systems in Malaysia....Pages 165-178
Modelling of Hilsa Fish (Tenualosa ilisha) Population in Bangladesh....Pages 179-198
Modelling of Food Security in Malaysia....Pages 199-216
Modelling of Supply Chain of Rice Milling Systems in Bangladesh....Pages 217-247
Modelling of Solid Waste Management Systems of Dhaka City in Bangladesh....Pages 249-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-278