Replying to LO23799 --
Sarah Fraser Asked,
>Is anyone using systems dynamics modeling specifically as a learning
>tool?
Sarah,
All modeling is a learning tool. I have used modeling in two different
forms.
The first was a modeling toll called "The Manufacturing Game" which was
very effective at allowing a manufacturing organization in seeing the
relationship between Opewrations/maintenance relationships and how to
improve plant reliability. This took the form of a board game which
allowed plant time and space to be compressed so interconnections and
interdependencies could be rediscovered. Check out their web site
(http://www.mfg-game.com/index2.html) .
The second modeling toll I use is "ithink" software by High Performance
Systems. The actual process of building the model forces discipline to
see "How things really work". It takes a lot of work to get proficient,
but with time the tool actually gives you another language to think in.
Check out their web site (http://www.hps-inc.com/).
take care,
Chuck Wallace
ChukAmyJas@aol.com
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