General living systems theory: a basis of dynamic simulation

Abstract

Dynamic simulation as a tool to solve large scale complex problems has long been considered both highly abstract and elusive, especially by the users of the result. Proposes a new method, based on general living systems theory and designed to be well structured and understandable to non‐specialists. It includes a complete working methodology with a bottom‐up approach which generally provides good knowledge of functional principles of the simulated system. An application of the proposed method to the Swedish search and rescue organization showed that critical factors influencing system efficiency can be discovered and analysed.

Citation

Skyttner, L. (1997), "General living systems theory: a basis of dynamic simulation", Kybernetes, Vol. 26 No. 8, pp. 885-892. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684929710182118