System Dynamics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction

   • M. Kunc

   Pages 1-29

3. Applications of System Dynamics in Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. Resetting the Clock: A Feedback Approach to the Dynamics of Organisational Inertia, Survival and Change

      • E. R. Larsen, A. Lomi

      Pages 33-68

   3. Management Attitudes, Learning and Scale in Successful Diversification: A Dynamic and Behavioural Resource System View

      • J. D. W. Morecroft

      Pages 69-106

   4. Relevance Assumed: A Case Study of Balanced Scorecard Development Using System Dynamics

      • H. A. Akkermans, K. E. van Oorschot

      Pages 107-132

   5. Interpersonal Success Factors for Strategy Implementation: A Case Study Using Group Model Building

      • Rodney J. Scott, Robert Y. Cavana, Donald Cameron

      Pages 133-162

4. Methodological Developments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. An Overview of Strategy and Tactics in System Dynamics Optimization

      • B. Dangerfield, Carole Roberts

      Pages 165-196

   3. Simulation by Repeated Optimisation

      • R. G. Coyle

      Pages 197-218

   4. Judgement and Supply Chain Dynamics

      • A. A. Syntetos, N. C. Georgantzas, J. E. Boylan, B. Dangerfield

      Pages 219-260

   5. Comparing Discrete-Event Simulation and System Dynamics: Users’ Perceptions

      • A. A. Tako, S. Robinson

      Pages 261-299

5. Applications of System Dynamics at Industry Level

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301

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   2. Modelling the Sustainability of Mass Tourism in Island Tourist Economies

      • Y. Xing, B. Dangerfield

      Pages 303-327

   3. Modelling for Policy Assessment in the Natural Gas Industry

      • Y. Olaya, I. Dyner

      Pages 329-353

   4. Understanding the Drivers of Broadband Adoption: The Case of Rural and Remote Scotland

      • S. Howick, J. Whalley

      Pages 355-388

6. System Dynamics in Healthcare

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 389-389

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   2. System Dynamics Mapping of Acute Patient Flows

      • D. C. Lane, E. Husemann

      Pages 391-415

   3. Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Chlamydia Screening with Targeted Screening Strategies

      • D. Evenden, P. R. Harper, S. C. Brailsford, V. Harindra

      Pages 417-445

   4. Competitive Dynamics in Pharmaceutical Markets: A Case Study in the Chronic Cardiac Disease Market

      • M. Kunc, R. Kazakov

      Pages 447-470

This book presents some of the most important papers published in Palgrave’s Journal of Operational Research relating to the use of System Dynamics (SD) in the context of Operational Research (OR). Giving the reader an in-depth understanding of significant features of the research area which have grown over the last 20 years: applications in the management field; methodologies; policies at industry level; and healthcare, this book is an invaluable read for those who do not have any prior expertise in the field. Split into four parts, the collection covers the broad use of SD in the field of management, focuses on the use of modelling in supply chains and at industry level, and presents an analysis of the use of SD in its most promising area, healthcare. Not only does this work provide a detailed overview of the field of SD, but it will also offer vital insights into potential research avenues for the future considering the use of SD as a soft OR and hard OR method.

• oper
• operational research
• JORS
• Journal of Operational Research
• research avenues
• operations

• Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom

  Martin Kunc

Martin Kunc is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. Before joining academia and teaching in top business schools in the UK and Latin America, Martin was a consultant in the areas of SD and strategic management. He has published over 60 articles, books, book chapters and conference papers.

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