Application of Computer Simulation/Modelling

[Phil Odence]

Elsa,

This may be of help:

If youve not seen the user guides that come with ithink, doing so would
be a good starting point. They are loaded with examples of uses of
simulation in companies. The Business Applications Guide is organized
around a number of case studies. You can read about the application and
then work with the associated models.

STELLA is our education product. The software is the same as ithink, but
the user guides and sample models are all academically oriented. I would
not expect to hear of much corporate modeling activity using STELLA,
although you will find it used in corporate scientific research
environments.

Phil
podence@hps-inc.com

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Phil Odence
High Performance Systems
45 Lyme Road, Suite 300
Hanover, NH 03755
voice- 603 643 9636 x107, fx- 603 643 9502, web- http://www.hps-inc.com

["=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fab=EDola_Sena_V]

Dear System Dynamics Community Members:

I am a M.Sc. student at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) and I am
currently working on a project using system dynamics simulation through Powersim.
My interest is in financial and economic simulation with system dynamics.
I would very much appreciate if you could give me any information about this area.

Thank you in advance for your help. Your directions will highly be appreciated.
Sincerely yours,

Fabiola Sena.
fabiola@gpse.ufsc.br

[RWA van der Wyck]

Hello Fabiola,

Paradigm markets and develops dynamic business simulators using the
Powersim technology. Take a look at our website to get an impression or
our activities. The release of our business simulator Creditsim is
expected soon and special prices are available for academic
institutions.

Regards,

Rhoderick van der Wyck

Paradigm Business Simulators
Parkweg 2
2585 JJ The Hague
rvdwyck@paradigm.nl
www.paradigm.nl

[Jkoljonen@aol.com]

Dear System Dynamics Community:

I am a research student at the University of New Mexico. I am
currently working on a project on system dynamics and computer simulation.
Area of particular interest is the ACTUAL use of simulation modelling (such
as "ithink", "Stella", "Vensim", or "Powersim") in managerial settings. If
you are using any of these modelling software in your day-to-day operations,
I will very much appreciate if you would kindly drop me a quick note with the
following information:

1. What program or software are you using?
2. Your area of application.
3. How often do you use this method in arriving at managerial
decisions?
4. What insights did you get from modelling?

My e-mail address is: jkoljonen@aol.com

Thank you in advance for your help. Your kind information in this
regard will be very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Elsa Koljonen
jkoljonen@aol.com