Simplicity, totality and change: a logistic viewpoint in inventory management
Abstract This paper demonstrates that even a simplified model works well when the model is revised from time to time. A new type of management problem results: easy-to-create models which cannot be validated.
A Case Study in System Dynamics Optimization
This paper presents the use of optimization as a tool for policy analysis and design in system dynamics models, and presents a demonstration of its use on the ‘project model’ developed by G. P. Richardson and A. L. Pugh III in their book Introduction to System Dynamics Modelling with DYNAMO. The use of optimization to design parameters, table functions and new model structure is shown to produce a very significantly improved performance for this model compared to conventional approaches.
The role of forensic epidemiology in evidence-based forensic medical practice
Objectives This thesis is based on 4 papers that were all written with the same intent, which was to describe and demonstrate how epidemiologic concepts and data can serve as a basis for improved v ...