Chapter 5. Cyclical Dynamics and the Process of Model Building
An Overview of the Modelling Process
Employment and Production Instability – Puzzling Performance Over Time
Equation Formulations and Computations in Production Control
Modelling Workforce Management and Factory Production Dynamics
Equation Formulations in Workforce Management
Chronic Cyclicality in Employment and Production and How to Cure It
Modelling for Learning and Soft Systems
Appendix 1: Model Communication and Policy Structure Diagrams
Appendix 2: The Dynamics of Information Smoothing
Modelling is iterative. It begins with a concern about dynamics (performance over time) and preliminary ideas about feedback structure. Then gradually, in stages, a model takes shape that clarifies the concern and sharpens ideas about structure. The purpose is not to create a perfect model that replicates the real world situation in every detail. Rather it is to engage in a learning process using the model as an instrument for investigation, clarification and discovery.
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