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Problems for the future of system dynamics
Author(s) -
Richardson George P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1727(199622)12:2<141::aid-sdr101>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - craft , field (mathematics) , dynamics (music) , system dynamics , computer science , management science , engineering ethics , operations research , risk analysis (engineering) , data science , engineering , sociology , artificial intelligence , history , mathematics , business , pedagogy , archaeology , pure mathematics
In this provocative article, the author sets out a personal list of "problems" that must be solved if the field of system dynamics is "… to advance beyond a craft, to approach the rigors of a science." The problems include issues in the enhancement of technical and interpretive aspects of modeling, and in the advancement and propogation of good practice. These identified problems are characterised as those that are, through their difficulty, deserving of continuing attention, and at the same time are those that threaten the field if not resolved. The article carefully ends with an epilogue inviting response, rather than a conclusion.