Workgroups Learning Logs Other Tools Publications Links Contact About System Dynamics Complex business problems have many variables, and their interaction changes over time.
Effect follows cause after significant delay.
For example, one organization had problems with monthly expenses which were sometimes well over budget and sometimes well under. Everyone believed it was just the nature of the new product development business. A simple system dynamics model captured their essential spending decision processes and was able to replicate the pattern. A modification to the information managers used to make spending decisions eliminated the fluctuations and gave the organization predictable and controllable spending. See the list of publications for more information.