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Markus Schwaninger
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Prof. em. Dr.
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Schwaninger
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Markus
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markus.schwaninger@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 2382
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume: 39DOI: 10.1002/sres.2826
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PublicationStructural Analysis of System Dynamics Models( 2021)
;Schoenenberger, Lukas ;Schmid, Alexander ;Tanase, Radu ;Beck, MathiasType: journal articleJournal: Simulation Modelling Practice and TheoryVolume: 110Scopus© Citations 12 -
PublicationType: journal articleJournal: Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume: 39Issue: 1DOI: 10.1002/sres.2826
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PublicationThe challenge of model complexity: improving the interpretation of large causal models through variety filters(Wiley Interscience, 2017-04)
;Schoenenberger, Lukas ;Schmid, Alexander ;Ansah, JohnWhile large causal models provide detailed insights to the analysts who develop them, General users are often challenged by their omplexity. Commonly, these models overwhelm the cognitive capacities of human beings. The inaccessibility of large causal models is particularly regrettable when they deliver valuable expertise and information that should be shared with other researchers and ractitioners. To address this issue, we propose a set of tools—so-called variety filters—to reduce model complexity and promote the accurate interpretation of their results. These filters encompass interpretive model partitioning, structural model partitioning and algorithmic detection of archetypal structures (ADAS). We demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed variety filters using the World3–2003 Model—a simulation model of remarkable complexity. The filters drastically attenuate the complexity while enhancing the comprehension of the model. Based on our findings, we derive implications for the use of complex models and their interpretation.Scopus© Citations 3 -
PublicationTowards the algorithmic detection of archetypal structures in system dynamicsTraditionally, model analysis follows qualitative, heuristic, and trial-and-error-driven approaches for testing dynamic hypotheses. Only recently have other methods like loop dominance Analysis or control theory been proposed for this purpose. We advocate complementing established qualitative heuristics with a quantitative method for model analysis. To that end, we propose two algorithms to detect Wolstenholme's four generic problem archetypes within models. We tested these algorithms using the Maintenance and World Dynamics models. The approach presented in this paper is a first important step towards the identification of system archetypes in system Dynamics and contributes to improving model analysis and diagnosis. Furthermore, our Approach goes beyond diagnosis to eliciting solution archetypes, which foster the design and implementation of effective policies.
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