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BL
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662418
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Rouse, William B.
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Modeling and visualization of complex systems and enterprises : : explorations of physical, human, economic, and social phenomena /\ William B. Rouse
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| Series Statement
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Stevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9781118959633 (Adobe PDF)
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: 1118959639 (Adobe PDF)
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: 9781118959640 (ePub)
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: 1118959647 (ePub)
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9781118954133 (cloth)
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: 9781118982747
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: 1118982746
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: 1118954130
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: 9781118954133
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction and Overview -- Systems Perspectives -- Systems Movement -- Philosophical Background -- Seminal Concepts - Systems Science -- Seminal Concepts - Economics/Cognition -- Seminal Concepts - Operations Research -- Seminal Concepts - Sociology -- Complexity and Complex Systems -- Complex Versus Complicated Systems -- Systems Practice -- Phenomena as the Starting Point -- Oveview of Book -- Introduction and Overview -- Overall Methodology -- Perspectives on Phenomena -- Physical Phenomena -- Human Phenomena -- Economic Phenomena -- Social Phenomena -- Visualization of Phenomena -- Computational Methods and Tools -- Perspectives on Problem Solving -- References -- Overall Methodology -- Introduction -- Problem Archetypes -- Deterring or Identifying Counterfeit Parts -- Financial Systems and Bursting Bubbles -- Human Responses and Urban Resilience -- Traffic Control via Congestion Pricing -- Impacts of Investments in Healthcare Delivery -- Human Biology and Cancer -- Comparison of Problems -- Methodology -- Summary -- An Example -- Supporting the Methodology -- Conclusions -- References -- Perspectives on Phenomena -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Historical Perspectives -- Steam to Steamboats -- Wind to Wings -- Electricity to Electric Lights -- Macro and Micro Physics -- Probability and Utility -- Contemporary Perspectives -- Four Fundamental Forces -- Computational Fluid Dynamics -- Integrated Circuit Design -- Supply Chain Management -- Summary -- Taxonomy of Phenomena -- Behavioral and Social Systems -- Problems versus Phenomena -- Visualizing Phenomena -- Conclusions -- References -- Physical Phenomena -- Introduction -- Natural Phenomena -- Example - Human Biology -- Example - Urban Oceanography -- Designed Phenomena -- Example - Vehicle Powertrain -- Example - Manufacturing Processes -- Deterring or Identifying Counterfeit Parts -- Conclusions -- References -- Human Phenomena -- Descriptive Versus Prescriptive Approaches -- Models of Human Behavior and Performance -- Example - Manual Control -- Example - Problem Solving -- Example - Multitask Decision Making -- Traffic Control Via Congestion Pricing -- Mental Models -- Team Mental Models -- Performing Arts Teams -- Fundamental Limits -- Conclusions -- References -- Economic Phenomena -- Introduction -- Microeconomics -- Theory of the Firm -- Theory of the Market -- Example - Optimal Pricing -- Example - Investing in People -- Summary -- Macroeconomics -- Tax Rates, Interest Rates, and Inflation -- Macroeconomic Models -- Summary -- Behavioral Economics -- Prospect Theory -- Risk Perception -- Attribution Errors -- Management Decision Making -- Human Intuition -- Intuition versus Analysis -- Summary -- Economics of Healthcare Delivery -- Conclusions -- References -- Social Phenomena -- Introduction -- Emergent versus Designed Organizational Phenomena -- Direct versus Representative Political Phenomena -- Modeling Complex Social Systems -- Example - Earth as a System -- Physics-Based Formulations -- Example - Castes and Outcastes -- Network Theory -- Game Theory -- Example - Acquisition as a Game -- Simulation -- Example - Port and Airport Evacuation -- Example - Emergence of Cities -- Urban Resilience -- A Framework for Urban Resilience -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Visualization of Phenomena -- Introduction -- Human Vision as a Phenomenon -- Basics of Visualization -- Example - Space Shuttle Challenger -- Purposes of Visualizations -- Examples - Co-Citation Networks and Mobile Devices -- Design Methodology -- Use Case Illustrations -- Example - Big Graphics and Little Screens -- Visualization Tools -- Data -- Structure -- Dynamics -- Immersion Lab -- Policy Flight Simulators -- Background -- Multilevel Modeling -- Example - Employee Prevention and Wellness -- People's Use of Simulators -- Conclusions -- References -- Computational Methods and Tools -- Introduction -- Modeling Paradigms -- Dynamic Systems Theory -- Control Theory -- Estimation Theory -- Queuing Theory -- Network Theory -- Decision Theory -- Problem-Solving Theory -- Finance Theory -- Summary -- Levels of Modeling -- Representation to Computation -- Dynamic Systems -- Discrete-Event Systems -- Agent-Based Systems -- Optimization-Based Frame -- Summary -- Model Composition -- Entangled States -- Consistency of Assumptions -- Observations -- Computational Tools -- Conclusions -- References -- Perspectives on Problem Solving -- Introduction -- What is? Versus What if? -- Case Studies -- Business Planning -- New Product Planning -- Technology Investments -- Enterprise Transformation -- Observations on Problem Solving -- Starting Assumptions -- Framing Problems -- Implementing Solutions -- Research Issues -- Decomposition -- Mapping -- Scaling -- Approximation -- Identification -- Parameterization -- Propagation -- Visualization -- Curation -- Conclusions -- References
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System theory-- Mathematical models.
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System analysis.
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System theory-- Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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003
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| LC Classification
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Q295
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| Added Entry
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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