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This Simulation is a powerful modelling methodology, but it has no inherent means to address the ‘messy’ stages of modelling. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) provides a recognised approach to problem structuring and conceptual model development, but it has no means to assess the feasibility of options. This chapter discusses how SSM may be combined with simulation to provide an iterative, framework which utilises the problem structuring capability of SSM and the feasibility-testing capability of simulation.
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Lehaney, B. (1998). Adding Value Through Simulation by Focusing on Process. In: Macredie, R., Paul, R., Anketell, D., Lehaney, B., Warwick, S. (eds) Modelling for Added Value. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0601-2_19
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