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There are two papers in the public domain describing a system dynamics simulation model of global oil markets. I originally developed the model in collaboration with Royal Dutch/Shell. Exploring Oil Market Dynamics, John Morecroft and Brian Marsh, in Systems Modelling for Energy Policy, (editors Bun...

I have enjoyed the dialogue so far on stocks-flows and word-arrow diagrams. Model conceptualisation is an area that has always interested me, and the question of which representation to adopt is a natural and fundamental part of conceptualisation. I have come to realise (after many different project...

Tony, Thanks for the listing. Theres really beginning to be a critical mass of activity here in the UK - and you have quite a substantial portfolio of courses on offer at Phrontis. One minor point - you refer to your opening course as "Intro to Systems Dynamics & Powersim". System (wit...

The paper Jim Hines refers to is called "Strategy and the Representation of Structure", MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper WP-1721-85, and MIT System Dynamics Group Working Paper D-3773-1. The paper describes how the time allocation policy followed by a professional salesforce le...

David, Your new course in system dynamics looks excellent and should lead to a steady stream of well-informed masters students emerging from LSE - an important accomplishment. Well done. John P.S. I also liked the ad in the Economist mentioning system dynamics as an integral part of the LSE Masters ...

There are three books I would recommend. But books alone are not enough. I would also recommend a course that gives practical insight into how feedback systems thinking can influence business affairs. BOOKS: 1. The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge, Doubleday Currency 1990 An engaging and well-written b...