Sterman, John D. <br/><br/>
Business dynamics 

 - Chennai  McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd.  2017 
 - xxvi, 982 p. 
<br/><br/>Table of content<br/><br/>Introduction<br/><br/>Part I. Perspective And Process<br/><br/>1. Learning In And About Complex Systems<br/>2. System Dynamics In Action<br/>3. The Modeling Process4. Structure And Behavior Of Dynamic Systems<br/><br/>Part II. Tools For Systems Thinking<br/><br/>5. Causal Loop Diagrams<br/>6. Stocks And Flows<br/>7. Dynamics Of Stocks And Flows<br/>8. Closing The Loop: Dynamics Of Simple Structures<br/><br/>Part III. The Dynamics Of Growth<br/><br/>9. S-Shaped Growth: Epidemics, Innovation Diffusion, And The Growth Of New Products<br/>10. Path Dependence And Positive Feedback<br/><br/>Part IV. Tools For Modeling Dynamic Systems<br/><br/>11. Delays<br/>12. Co-Flows And Aging Chains<br/>13. Modeling Human Behavior: Bounded Rationality Or Rational Expectations<br/>14. Forecasts And Fudge Factors: Modeling Expectation Formation<br/><br/>Part V. Instability And Oscillation<br/><br/>15. Supply Chains And The Origin Of Oscillations<br/>16. Managing Supply Chains In Manufacturing<br/>17. The Labor Supply Chain And The Origin Of Business Cycles<br/>18. The Invisible Hand Sometimes Shakes: Commodity Cycles<br/><br/>Validation And Model Testing<br/>Appendix A: Numerical Integration<br/>Appendix B: Noise<br/>References<br/>Index 
<br/><br/> Description<br/><br/>Today’s leading authority on the subject is the author, MIT Standish Professor of Management and Director of the System Dynamics Group, John D. Sterman. 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071068123 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>System theory<br/>Industrial management<br/>Management information systems
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4038011  / STE