With a little help from our friends: how system dynamics and soft OR can learn from each other

Lane, D. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6658-7041 (1994) With a little help from our friends: how system dynamics and soft OR can learn from each other. System Dynamics Review, 10 (2 - 3). pp. 101-134. ISSN 1099-1727 doi: 10.1002/sdr.4260100203

Abstract/Summary

At its inception, the paradigm of system dynamics was deliberately made distinct from that of OR. Yet developments in soft OR now have much in common with current system dynamics modeling practice. This article briefly traces the parallel development of system dynamics and soft OR, and argues that a dialogue between the two would be mutually rewarding. to support this claim, examples of soft OR tools are described along with some of the field’s philosophical grounding and current issues. Potential benefits resulting from a dialogue are explored, with particular emphasis on the methodological framework of system dynamics and the need for a complementarist approach. The article closes with some suggestions on how to begin learning from.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/37961
Identification Number/DOI	10.1002/sdr.4260100203
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Publisher	Wiley
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