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system dynamics

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study of non-linear complex systems

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Encyclopedic overview

Dynamic stock and flow diagram of model New product adoption (model from article by John Sterman 2001 - True Software)

System dynamics (SD) is an approach to understanding the nonlinear behaviour of complex systems over time using stocks, flows, internal feedback loops, table functions and time delays.

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