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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

System Dynamics: Introduction

Author : Brian Dangerfield

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Publisher: Springer US

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When the late Jay Wright Forrester published his first management-related paper in 1958, he subtitled it “a major breakthrough for decision-makers.” At the time, some thought this rather an exaggeration if not pompous. Now that 60 years of system dynamics (SD) has elapsed, we can at least point to the achievements made and restate continuing progress in the pages of this volume. Was it a “major breakthrough”? It certainly has the potential to raise the standards in evidence-based policy making to warrant this description and some startlingly good examples of such work are set out here. After 60 years, perhaps the conclusion is that the use of SD as a methodology in academic papers has grown enormously whereas its influence in real-world policy making is less conspicuous – although the significant (and usually unpublished) efforts by the consulting industry are acknowledged. …

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Title
System Dynamics: Introduction
Author
Brian Dangerfield
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer US
Book
System Dynamics

Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-8789-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4939-8790-0

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8790-0_538