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What is likely to happen to the user base of VHS when incentives to use it are increased?

  • The user base will fluctuate unpredictably.
  • The user base will rapidly grow over time. (correct)
  • The user base will consistently decrease over time.
  • The user base will remain stable regardless of incentives.

In the context of system dynamics, what could be a common factor influencing both VHS and Betamax user bases?

  • Shifts in consumer preferences due to promotional efforts. (correct)
  • Market scarcity of both technologies.
  • Technological advancements rendering both obsolete.
  • External regulations prohibiting usage.

Given the feedback loops in system dynamics, what is the most anticipated effect of increased incentives on Betamax user base?

  • An initial surge followed by stabilization. (correct)
  • A steady decline in attractiveness to new users.
  • Total user base stagnation over time.
  • Immediate loss of all existing users.

What aspect characterizes connected feedback loops in system dynamics?

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Why might the user base for VHS and Betamax have competitive behaviors in a connected feedback loop?

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What is a key outcome of using strategy maps in an organization?

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Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of a strategy map?

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What aspect of an organization do strategy maps particularly help to articulate?

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Which factor is NOT a benefit derived from implementing strategy maps?

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How do strategy maps enhance individual understanding within an organization?

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When creating a strategy map, which element is emphasized for communicating vision?

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What is a primary method strategy maps use to illustrate organizational relationships?

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Which of the following is NOT typically represented in a strategy map?

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What does the theory of bounded rationality primarily address in decision-making?

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In the context of resource-based theory, what is essential for achieving a competitive advantage?

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What is a characteristic of feedback loops in decision-making systems?

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What role do stock variables play in a decision-making model?

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Which aspect of decision-making does system dynamics emphasize?

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What is meant by the term 'complex utility function' in the context of bounded rationality?

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What is the formula for calculating productivity?

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If the desired production is 3500 and the actual production is 3000, what is the pressure to vary production?

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How does negotiation influence decision-making in businesses?

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What is a common outcome of employing feedback loops in a business system?

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What initial value is set for working hours in production?

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How does obsolescence impact productivity in the model equations?

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What is the role of 'Hours in improvement of productivity' in the simulation?

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What initial value is associated with 'Hours in improvement of productivity'?

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To calculate the pressure to improve productivity, what formula is used?

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How are the hours in improvements of productivity calculated in the model?

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What is the primary function of a flow variable in a system dynamics model?

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In the context of a negative feedback loop with delay, what does 'equilibrium' refer to?

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How does consumer sensitivity to advertising impact the diffusion of a new product?

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What characteristic of the addressable market must be considered when forecasting sales dynamics?

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In a system dynamics model, which element primarily accumulates past information?

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What does it imply about a product if it has an unlimited lifetime and requires no replacements?

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How do word-of-mouth referrals influence product adoption in a controlled market?

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What is a likely consequence of implementing a negative feedback loop in system dynamics?

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What distinguishes agents in an agent-based model?

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Which of the following best represents the types of agents in agent-based modeling?

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What is a key characteristic of the complexity within agent-based modeling?

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Which aspect does NOT belong to the capabilities of an agent in the model?

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In the context of agent-based modeling, which statement is true regarding agents?

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What conceptual basis underpins the behavior of agents in an agent-based model?

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates agent-based modeling?

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What is the main advantage of using agent-based models to represent ecosystems?

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Flashcards

Strategy Mapping

A visual representation of a system's cause-and-effect relationships, focusing on how different elements interact and influence each other to achieve a specific goal.

Casual Loop Diagrams

These diagrams use arrows to show how different factors affect each other in a system. Positive arrows mean that increasing one factor increases the other, while negative arrows mean increasing one factor decreases the other.

Creating Value

A key benefit of Strategy Maps is that they help clarify how an organization delivers value to its stakeholders.

Key Priorities

Strategy Maps highlight the most important goals and priorities of an organization, serving as a visual guide for focus.

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Clarity of Roles

Strategy Maps provide a clear framework to understand individual roles and contributions within an organization, fostering a sense of shared purpose.

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Accountability

A key benefit of using Strategy Maps is to ensure alignment and accountability across different levels of the organization.

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Eliminate Ambiguity

Strategy Maps can help eliminate ambiguity and confusion by clearly defining responsibilities and roles within the organization.

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Executive Consensus

By collaborating to build a strategy map, leaders can reach a shared understanding and commitment to the plan.

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Bounded Rationality

The idea that decision-makers have limits on their rationality due to factors like incomplete information and cognitive biases. This restricts their ability to make fully rational choices.

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System

A collection of resources, processes, and relationships that work together to achieve a common goal. It can be applied to businesses and organizations.

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System Dynamics

A representation of how a business process operates over time. It involves identifying key variables, their relationships, and how they influence each other.

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Flow Variables

Quantities that can change over time, representing aspects of a system. Examples include production rate, inventory levels, and customer demand.

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Stock Variables

Quantities that represent the state of a system at a specific point in time. These variables accumulate over time, and their values can reflect the system's progress.

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System Dynamics Analysis

A process of analyzing and influencing a system's behavior by changing its structure or parameters. It's about understanding how feedback loops and interactions create specific outcomes.

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Feedback Loops

A circular path where the output of a process feeds back as an input, influencing the process itself. These loops can create stability or instability in a system.

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Resource Based Theory

A combination and application of different resources, including physical, human, financial, and intellectual resources.

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System Dynamics Principles

The VHS and Betamax example demonstrates how a system's behavior can be influenced by the interactions between its components, such as user base size and incentives.

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Positive Feedback Loop

A positive feedback loop amplifies change. When the output of a system increases, the input also increases, leading to further growth.

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Negative Feedback Loop

A negative feedback loop dampens change. When the output of a system increases, the input decreases, leading to stabilization.

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Predicting System Behavior

By analyzing feedback loops, we can understand how systems evolve over time and predict their future behavior.

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Delay in Negative Feedback Loop

A time delay in the response of a system to changes in its input, often leading to oscillations or overshoot.

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Equilibrium

A state of balance in a system, where all variables remain relatively constant over time.

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Limits to Growth

The limit to growth in a system, acting as a constraint on expansion.

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Level Variables

Variables that represent the state of a system at a specific point in time, often accumulated over past actions.

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Actions

The process of taking action based on information in a system, often used to influence level variables.

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Information

The process of gathering information about the state of a system, influencing decisions and actions.

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Agent Based Modeling

A type of simulation where individual entities, called agents, interact with each other and their environment.

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Agents

Autonomous entities within an agent-based model that represent real-world objects or individuals.

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Agent Behaviors

Rules that define an agent's behavior based on their internal state and environmental factors.

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Agent State

Data stored within an agent's memory that represents its current condition or state.

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Agent Perceptions

The ability of agents to perceive and interpret information from their environment.

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Agent Behaviors

Actions performed by agents to modify their environment, potentially influencing other agents.

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Emergence

The process where complex patterns emerge from the interactions of many simple agents.

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Agent-based Model

A computer program that simulates the behavior of a system by representing it as a collection of interacting agents.

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Difference in production

The difference between the desired and actual production levels, expressed as a numerical value.

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Hours in improvement of productivity

The number of working hours dedicated to improving productivity, which is directly influenced by the pressure to improve productivity.

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Productivity

A measure of output per unit of input (usually time or labor) in a production process.

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Working hours in production

The time spent by workers engaged in producing the desired output. It fluctuates based on the pressure to vary production.

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Pressure to vary the production

A factor that influences the working hours in production, reflecting the need to adjust production levels to meet demand or other factors.

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Pressure to improve productivity

A calculated value reflecting the need to enhance productivity to meet desired production targets.

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Actual Production Formula

A mathematical formula that calculates the actual production based on the productivity level and the number of hours worked in production.

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Desired Production

A numerical value representing the desired production level, which can change over time based on demand or other factors.

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Study Notes

Business Process Modeling - System Dynamics and Agents

  • The presentation is about business process modeling, system dynamics, and agents.
  • It's a lecture from a Master's course in Engineering Management at the University of Bologna.
  • The content and images cannot be copied, reproduced, or redistributed without explicit permission from the author or the University of Bologna.
  • The presentation was given on October 18, 2024.

Strategy Mapping

  • Strategy mapping, also known as causal loop diagrams, are used to illustrate cause-and-effect relationships within an organization.
  • Strategy maps show the connections between objectives and performance enablers.
  • They help articulate how an organization creates value and legitimizes its authority.
  • Maps provide a clear view of how different teams and individuals fit into the overall strategic effort.

Strategy Maps and Communication

  • Strategy maps facilitate executive consensus and accountability.
  • They clarify responsibilities and eliminate ambiguity.
  • They educate and build awareness of organizational strategy across the workforce.
  • Maps aid in aligning sub-units and individuals with shared objectives.
  • Strategy maps promote transparency by communicating with constituents, partners, and the public.

System Dynamics Modeling

  • System dynamics (SD) is a method for studying social systems, including businesses, by understanding the complex interrelationships and feedback loops within them.
  • It highlights relationships between structural components and their behavioral outcomes.
  • It captures cause-effect relationships rather than analyzing them linearly.

System Dynamics Principles

  • System dynamics emphasizes relationships/interrelationships rather than linear chains of cause and effect.
  • This approach focuses on processes of change rather than static snapshots.
  • It describes how a decision-making process's structure influences dynamic behaviors.
  • System dynamics models demonstrate dynamic phenomena like turnover and motivation through time.
  • Feedback loops connect elementary loops to form complex structures, which model the variety of dynamic phenomena affecting organizations.
  • System dynamics principles can reveal feedback loops, common actions, and stable equilibria in dynamic processes; and also illustrate systems with unstable equilibria, and limits to growth.

Agent-Based Modeling

  • Agent-based modeling is a simulation technique that models complex systems by creating agents, which represent autonomous entities within the simulated space.
  • Each agent has its own internal data memory and behaviors, based on simple rules.
  • Agents can interact with each other and the environment, creating more complex system dynamics.
  • These models are useful for exploring and understanding complex phenomena and identifying patterns arising from the interaction of individual agents or the behavior of agents from simple rules, or both.

Statechart

  • Statecharts are a visual way to describe the event-driven behavior of an object or system.
  • They show states (conditions) and how transitions occur between them in response to triggers.
  • Transitions have properties, such as message arrival, a specific condition, or a timeout.
  • The reaction for each state consists of a set of transitions.
  • States can be associated with actions (e.g., reactions), which occur at state start, state exit, or transition.

Epidemic Model

  • The presentation includes a case study of modeling the spread of a contagious disease within a population.
  • The study involves 10,000 people distributed across a 10x10 km area.
  • Individuals interact within a 1-km radius.
  • Initially, 10 people are infected.
  • A model of behavior is defined (e.g., infection/contagion speed over time), represented by a statechart.
  • The goal is to analyze the epidemic's dynamics over time (e.g., the number of exposed and infectious individuals at various time points).

Project Mars

  • Project Mars is a case study about a company developing aerospace software.
  • Individual employees have autonomy and flexibility in scheduling work hours (e.g., daily and weekly).
  • The daily efforts are aimed at tasks that improve performance/productivity, and some others that deal with current tasks/projects, as well as the analysis and implementation of IT tools.
  • Production and working hours have pressures to improve working hours in relation to productivity.
  • The time gap between action and result is a significant factor.

Model Equations and Flow Diagrams

  • The given presentation includes model equations and flow diagrams to demonstrate the relationships between variables and their changes over time.
  • These equations and diagrams are utilized to represent how various facets of production (and productivity) impact the overall system behavior.

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Test your knowledge on the dynamics of VHS and Betamax user bases, along with the role of strategy maps in organizational communication. Explore how feedback loops influence competition and strategy in systems thinking. This quiz covers key concepts and outcomes related to system dynamics and strategy mapping.

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