Can I put material in pipeline at start of sim?
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:40 pm
Sorry if this is simple or addressed elsewhere, but I've searched this forum, Google, Sterman's Business Dynamics, and my Vensim manual and can't find an answer. I'm modeling the investment process and its contribution to the stock of productive capital actually online. There is obviously a delay (roughly 18-24 months) between those two. I've had no trouble setting that up, but when I simulate the model assumes that no investment had taken place prior to time zero. Hence, instead of new capital coming online continually throughout the simulation, the first addition doesn't take place until 18 months in.
My question is whether or not I can put stuff in the pipleline at the outset.
Thanks!
John
My question is whether or not I can put stuff in the pipleline at the outset.
Thanks!
John