Complex Adaptive Systems

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Abstract

The previous chapter has already shown that the deterministic view of the early chapters remains insufficient to address the complexity at the higher levels of the systems hierarchy of Boulding.

Keywords

Supply Chain Fitness Landscape Complex Adaptive System Emergent Behaviour Internal Complexity 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Adam Smith Business SchoolUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUnited Kingdom

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