A GENERALIZED, INDUCED PROTOCOL FOR SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL REPLICATION IN AN ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • The ability to simulate is influenced considerably by the software technology available to the modeler. The access, availability, and use of simulation software are, in turn, affected by cost considerations, geographical constraints of access owing to the location of modelers, multilingual capabilities of the software, and compatibility of simulation software with local technology infrastructure, among other factors. Given that new knowledge can only be built upon existing knowledge, the replicability of existing models is of paramount importance. In addition, the ability to replicate needs to be independent of the availability of the software technology used to build the original model. In our endeavor to replicate a model in different software, we have induced a generic protocol that modelers can use to guide them in a similar endeavor concerning System Dynamics simulation. © © American Society for Engineering Management, 2024.

publication date

  • January 1, 2024