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Jean-Pierre REVEILLES wrote: > As for any "fashion" subject we can wonder if its > fame is well-deserved. Is System Dynamics really > usefull in firm management. Do you now of real > examples? Yes, its fame is well-deserved. Fortunately, system dynamics has suffered from relatively little ...

Greg Scholl in SD0153 writes: " In my opinion, it is very difficult to develop strong modeling skills and a sophisticated understanding of the discipline... As a result, we have the situation that faces the discipline today: a large, diffuse group of people who all share an interest in the disc...

Octavio, The step increase is the classic pattern and is desirable because it shows so clearly that the oscillations do not come from the input. If you change the input pattern you would want to maintain this feature (Are there any other test inputs that have this character? Maybe a ramp or a step d...

I think (but am not sure) that Augusto Carena in message SD0137 is rquesting a satisfying answer to the question: Why hasnt the system dynamics field grown (faster). This is certainly a question that I get frequently from students and from clients. I usually offer two of explanations. First, I say t...

Re Jay Forrests posting SD0130

Jay,

I now understand what you meant by contraction. (Ed G. was faster on
the uptake than I was). I agree.

Regards,
Jim