Dedication
by Sally Brailsford, Leonid Churilov, Brian Dangerfield
Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics for Management Decision Making
- Cover
- Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Discrete-Event Simulation: A Primer
- Chapter 3: Systems Thinking and System Dynamics: A Primer
- Chapter 4: Combining Problem Structuring Methods with Simulation: The Philosophical and Practical Challenges
- Chapter 5: Philosophical Positioning of Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics as Management Science Tools for Process Systems: A Critical Realist Perspective
- Chapter 6: Theoretical Comparison of Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics
- Chapter 7: Models as Interfaces
- Chapter 8: An Empirical Study Comparing Model Development in Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics
- Chapter 9: Explaining Puzzling Dynamics: A Comparison of System Dynamics and Discrete-Event Simulation
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Existing Comparisons of SD and DES
- 9.3 Research Focus
- 9.4 Erratic Fisheries – Chance, Destiny and Limited Foresight
- 9.5 Structure and Behaviour in Fisheries: A Comparison of SD and DES Models
- 9.6 Summary of Findings
- 9.7 Limitations of the Study
- 9.8 SD or DES?
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 10: DES View on Simulation Modelling: SIMUL8
- Chapter 11: Vensim and the Development of System Dynamics
- Chapter 12: Multi-Method Modelling: AnyLogic
- Chapter 13: Multiscale Modelling for Public Health Management: A Practical Guide
- Chapter 14: Hybrid Modelling Case Studies
- Chapter 15: The Ways Forward: A Personal View of System Dynamics and Discrete-Event Simulation
- 15.1 Genesis
- 15.2 Computer Simulation in Management Science
- 15.3 The Effect of Developments in Computing
- 15.4 The Importance of Process
- 15.5 My Own Comparison of the Simulation Approaches
- 15.6 Linking System Dynamics and Discrete-Event Simulation
- 15.7 The Importance of Intended Model Use
- 15.8 The Future?
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Dedication
We dedicate this book to Ruth Davies, Emeritus Professor of Operational Research at the University of Warwick, a great academic and a great friend.
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