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by Natarajan R C
Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:23 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Group size and beer game results
Replies: 4
Views: 5505

Group size and beer game results

Thank you for your response. Intuitively, I feel that when we play the game in two phases (without prompting the participants about changing the rules and such), those teams that face greater demand-turbulence in phase-I should be able to handle turbulence in phase-II better than the others. It'll b...
by Natarajan R C
Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:32 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Can system dynamics models "learn"
Replies: 46
Views: 33709

Can system dynamics models "learn"

Hi ! I have been reading these contributions to the lively debate on "Can SD Models Learn?" Is this the same as asking, "Can computer programmes learn?" If yes, then, we can take a cue from the renowned software Deep Blue or Deep Thought of IBM, which is so programmed that the so...
by Natarajan R C
Sat Apr 19, 2003 9:01 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Can system dynamics models "learn"
Replies: 46
Views: 33709

Can system dynamics models "learn"

Hi ! Thats interesting. In Sept.2002, I conducted Beer Game simulation where I did come across what I suspected to be the "learning effect". I played this game among two sections, each 40 rounds. I had altered the consumer-orders in such a away that one session had a reasonably clam first ...
by Natarajan R C
Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:14 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Pedagogy
Replies: 2
Views: 5542

Pedagogy

Hello !
I am interested in understanding SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL IN
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. Can someone guide me how I can go about it. If there
are any books or articles relevant to this aspect, please suggest.
Thank you
Nat
From: Natarajan R C <cnutraj@mail.tapmi.org>
by Natarajan R C
Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:08 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: System Dynamics Knowledge for Managers
Replies: 3
Views: 7098

System Dynamics Knowledge for Managers

Dear Michael, "An Introduction to Systems Thinking" by Barry Richmond which comes with the iThink software of high Performance Systems inc. provides some examples of systems thinking, which I find are the basic modeling that any management graduate or manager should know. You may look at t...