Akerele, O. Continuous delivery in the cloud: An economic Shipp, K. Montgomery, D. New product distribution: An Sterman, J. Business dynamics : Systems thinking and modeling for a complex world. Irwin: McGraw-Hill. Tang, P. Personal health records: Definitions, benefits, Author : John D. Sterman's objective is to explain, in a true textbook format, what system dynamics is, and how it can be successfully applied to solve business and organizational problems.
System dynamics is both a currently utilized approach to organizational problem solving at the professional level, and a field of study in business, engineering, and social and physical sciences. I deal with complex IT architectures in my work on a daily basis involving financial, technical and business driven dependencies for Fortune firms.
I use causal looping as taught by John and others at MIT Sloan to understand the path to cut through the complexity and reach an action plan that I can recommend to my clients. The book has helped me tremendously in my work in the last few months that I have been reading it on airplane trips between my office and customer offices. For a busy consultant, this is a tremendously useful way to spend flight time. Unanticipated side effects of successful quality programs: exploring a paradox of organizational improvement.
Recent evidence suggests the connection between quality improvement and financial results may be weak. Consider the case of Analog Devices, Inc. Effects of feedback complexity on dynamic decision making. Computer Science, Psychology. View 1 excerpt, references background. Economics, Computer Science. This is a study of a method of thinking in the social sciences known as the loop concept. This concept underlies the notions of feedback and circular causality.
After tracing its historical roots, … Expand. Despite documented benefits, the processes described in the new product development literature often prove difficult to follow in practice. A principal source of such difficulties is the phenomenon … Expand. The Sciences of the Artificial. The logic of failure. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. Related Papers. By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy , Terms of Service , and Dataset License.
0コメント