Game Change Rio
ApplicationsA Facebook app from CodeSustainable, powered by the multicontext Vensim library on Linux servers:
Causal Tracing in Vensim
VideoA tutorial on Causal Tracing™ – following the chain of causality through a model for insight and debugging. Continue reading
Lookups in Vensim
VideoA tutorial on building and using lookups (table functions) in Vensim models. Continue reading
Vensim 6.0b Released
ReleaseRelease Version 6.0b includes new CSV data I/O functionality and several bug fixes. Continue reading
Building a Simple Vensim Model
VideoA quick tutorial on building and running a new Vensim model. Continue reading
Vensim 6.0a released
ReleaseRelease Version 6.0a includes fixes for several minor problems introduced with new features in Version 6.0. These include: Equation Editor Icons Optimization Excel import See the full release notes.
TUDelft Exploratory Modeling and Analysis Workbench
ApplicationsSee: http://simulation.tbm.tudelft.nl/ema-workbench/contents.html “Exploratory Modeling and Analysis (EMA) is a research methodology that uses computational experiments to analyze complex and uncertain systems (Bankes, 1993).That is, exploratory modeling aims at offering computational decision support for decision making under deep uncertainty and Robust … Continue reading
Positive Feedback, Bob Walker
ApplicationsBob Walker discovered yet another use for Vensim – naming his boat. He created the graphic with the name and feedback loop and then had the sign company transfer that to the back of his new boat. The result floats … Continue reading
Tracking Team Skills, Peter Addor
ApplicationsIn order to track the ability of a team to do its work it is necessary to know both how much skill the team has built up as a team and what the experience levels of the individual team members … Continue reading
LNG Plant Design, Scott Johnson, BP
ApplicationsFor analytic work in support of capital investment decisions the ultimate measure of success is not always clear. Plants and distribution systems that perform as expected in terms of throughput and uptime do validate the results of technical components of … Continue reading