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by Jamal Nasir
Fri Apr 07, 2000 5:56 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Transportation and System Dynamics
Replies: 5
Views: 5897

Transportation and System Dynamics

Dear Christian, There is a very relevant modelling project ASTRA (Assessment of Transport Strategies) which was started as EC project few years back. The project co-ordinator is IWW, Institute for Economic Policy Research, University of Karlsruhe (GER). The main purpose of this project is to develop...
by Jamal Nasir
Sun Apr 25, 1999 6:04 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Methods for analysing Causal Loop Diagramms
Replies: 5
Views: 5125

Methods for analysing Causal Loop Diagramms

Dear Guenter, I think a paper eport written by David Ford David.Ford@ifi.uib.no <mailto:David.Ford@ifi.uib.no> could be interesting for you. It was something: "A Behavioral Approach to Feedback Loop Dominance Analysis" Please contact him to get a copy. Best wishes, From: Jamal Nasir <jamal...
by Jamal Nasir
Wed Apr 14, 1999 5:52 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Panic Models
Replies: 8
Views: 9056

Panic Models

Hello William, Panic can be considered quit similar to epidemic. My suggestion is to see "diffusion models" or "epidemic models" to get some idea. There are lots of models that capture the phenomena of "word of mouths" or information diffusion in which uninformed people...
by Jamal Nasir
Mon Apr 20, 1998 6:24 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Forming the Student Chapter of System Dynamics Society
Replies: 4
Views: 3544

Forming the Student Chapter of System Dynamics Society

The idea of Ozge Pala is excellent. I wonder why it wasnt done before. Well Ozge, you got one interested PhD student. I am working on a highway management system (a DSS in Powesim) for the Swedish National Road Administration. Please let me know about the membership and progress in student chapter i...
by Jamal Nasir
Sat Apr 11, 1998 4:36 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Model of a Faculty
Replies: 3
Views: 3028

Model of a Faculty

The faculty of technology management and economics at Chalmers University (Sweden) is under reorganizing phase now. Several changes are already implemented. New name will be " The Chalmers School of Management". The faculty consists of 11 departments that run research and education at diff...
by Jamal Nasir
Thu Apr 02, 1998 3:15 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: College drinking
Replies: 8
Views: 10291

College drinking

Hi Van Bowen, As you are thinking to treat college drinking problem as a campus epidemic and wanted to know about the main drivers of this epidemic, here are some comments: One of the driving force could be GROUP PRESSURE. It is often observed that a group of five may have no one smoking or all of t...