System Dynamics and Modeling

System Dynamics and Modeling
Rolf Clark

A systems approach to problem solving requires having the perspective to deduce important system variables and the relationships between them. Understanding them evolves from modeling the system and seeing how the variables change over times as the problem parameters are changed. System dynamics provides the method for developing such an understanding.

This book is an introduction to system dynamics and is intended for both the academic student and the manager or policy maker. It covers the rudiments of system dynamics and associated modeling. It also serves as a self-study resource for OR practitioners as well as a stimulant for faculty who want to provide their students with a background on the subject.