Modeling and visualization of complex systems and enterprises : explorations of physical, human, economic, and social phenomena / William B. Rouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rouse, William B., author.

Series:

Stevens Institute Series on Complex Systems and Enterprises

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System theory--Mathematical models.

System theory.

System analysis.

System theory--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Explains multi-level models of enterprise systems and covers modeling methodology This book addresses the essential phenomena underlying the overall behaviors of complex systems and enterprises. Understanding these phenomena can enable improving these systems. These phenomena range from physical, behavioral, and organizational, to economic and social, all of which involve significant human components. Specific phenomena of interest and how they are represented depend on the questions of interest and the relevant domains or contexts. Modeling and Visualization of Complex Systems

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 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; Overview of Book; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2: Overall Methodology; Chapter 3: Perspectives on Phenomena; Chapter 4: Physical Phenomena; Chapter 5: Human Phenomena

Chapter 6: Economic Phenomena Chapter 7: Social Phenomena; Chapter 8: Visualization of Phenomena; Chapter 9: Computational Methods and Tools; Chapter 10: Perspectives on Problem Solving; References; Chapter 2 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 Chapter 3 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; Chapter 4 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; Chapter 5 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; Chapter 6 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; Chapter 7 Social Phenomena; Introduction; Emergent versus Designed Organizational Phenomena; Direct versus Representative Political Phenomena; Modeling Complex Social Systems

Example - Earth as a System

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118959640

1118959647

9781118959633

1118959639

9781118982747

1118982746

OCLC:

904756101