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by "David Gillespie"
Wed Sep 08, 1999 9:55 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Disaster recovery management
Replies: 3
Views: 22035

Disaster recovery management

Im developing a model of earthquake mitigation (steps taken to prevent damage before an earthquake) and preparedness (ability to respond effectively after a quake) for a small town of about 17,000 located near the New Madrid fault line. The dynamics betweeen mitigation and preparedness are potential...
by "David Gillespie"
Thu Apr 15, 1999 10:39 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Panic Models
Replies: 8
Views: 9011

Panic Models

> I would also suggest you take a look at the book, "Normal Accidents." Im > away from my office & dont remember the authors name, but its > excellent, Charles Perrow, Normal Accidents. New York: Basic Books, 1984. David Gillespie From: "David Gillespie" <davidfg@fidnet.com>
by "David Gillespie"
Fri Dec 11, 1998 10:29 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: SD-modeling tools vs. Spreadsheets
Replies: 5
Views: 15892

SD-modeling tools vs. Spreadsheets

Manual for the ithink program from High Performance Systems has a section on
"the poverty of spreadsheets." Inquire http://www.hps-inc.com/

From: "David Gillespie" <davidfg@fidnet.com>
by "David Gillespie"
Tue Jul 01, 1997 1:31 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: leverage points
Replies: 29
Views: 64775

leverage points

> PLACES TO INTERVENE IN A SYSTEM > (in increasing order of effectiveness) A well illustrated article on leverage points would be extremely useful. The distinction between 1 & 2 is not clear. Intervention implies a change, so how does the paradigm out of which the system arises differ from the p...