System Dynamics

This new book addresses the status of the field of System Dynamics 60+ years after its inception. It presents state-of-the-art expositions by leading authorities in either a facet of the theory and methodology of the subject or its application in a specific domain. Exhibiting greater reach and authority than would be possible in a conventional authored textbook, the volume includes nine chapters covering methodological aspects, and 14 on various contemporary applications.

Emerging from the System Dynamics section of the Encyclopedia of Complexity & Systems Science, First Edition (2009), the book features brand new chapters covering project management, workforce modelling, applications in defense, operations management, engineering of strategy, the roots of model validation, as well as many considerably enhanced versions of existing chapters. Together, the chapters reveal a remarkable landscape of theory and practice, and how System Dynamics can contribute criticalpolicy insights to a broad audience of students and professionals across many fields of study.

1. Business Policy and Strategy, System Dynamics Applications to. - 2. Delay and Disruption in Complex Projects. - 3. Diffusion of Innovations, System Dynamics Analysis of the. - 4. Dynamics of Income Distribution in a Market Economy: Possibilities for Poverty Allevation. - 5. Group Model Building. - 6. Health Care in the United Kingdom and Europe, System Dynamics Applications to. - 7. Health Care in the United States, System Dynamics Applications to. - 8. Management of Renewable Resources, System Dynamics in the. - 9. Public Policy, System Dynamics Applications to. - 10. Scenario-Driven Planning with System Dynamics. - 11. System Dynamics and Its Contribution to Economics and Economic Modeling. - 12. System Dynamics and Organizational Learning. - 13. System Dynamics in the Evolution of the Systems Approach. - 14. System Dynamics Modeling: Validation for Quality Assurance. - 15. System Dynamics Models of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. - 16. System Dynamics Models, Optimization of. - 17. System Dynamics Philosophical Background and Underpinnings. - 18. System Dynamics, Analytical Methods for Structural Dominance Analysis in. - 19. System Dynamics, Introduction to. - 20. System Dynamics, The Basic Elements of. - 21. System Dynamics in Defence. - 22. System Dynamics and Project Management. - 23. System Dynamics and Workforce Planning. - 24. The Engineering of Strategy. - 25. System Dynamics and Operations Management Index.