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Model Building

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Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes

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The purpose of system dynamics modelling is to develop understanding and then the improvement of systems. The first stage in this process is the construction of a logical model (influence diagram) to describe a system.

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    Val Lowndes (Retired)

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    Stuart Berry & Amanda Whitbrook

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    Marcello Trovati

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Lowndes (Retired), V., Berry, S., Trovati, M., Whitbrook, A. (2017). Model Building. In: Berry, S., Lowndes, V., Trovati, M. (eds) Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes. Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55417-4_1

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