[from Jeff Vancouver (2001.03.21.1200 EST)]
First, congrats to Rick. That a respected think tank hired a PCTer bodes
well.
Second, I have developed a system dynamics model of the reorganization
process in Vensim. It is not pretty, but I would appreciate any feedback on
it. Rather than attaching it to this post, I will attach it and a brief
explanation to requests for it (please send requests to vancouve@ohio.edu).
I made it in the DSS version of Vensim (thanks Fred), but it can be viewed
and run in the PLE32 version.
Jeff
[From Rick Marken (01.03.21.0940)]
Jeff Vancouver (2001.03.21.1200 EST)
First, congrats to Rick.
Thanks.
That a respected think tank hired a PCTer bodes well.
Well, actually, a respected think tank already did hire me.
Aerospace is a very highly respected think tank; we just
keep a low profile. But we (Aerospace) made the front page
of the LA Times (and possibly other papers) this week
because of the impending Mir re-entry. We have a very
prominent space debris program and everybody has been asking
us what the chances are of Mir falling on their heads (low,
but keep your eyes on the sky; we have some pieces of space
junk here on campus that are as big as washing machines; and
this is stuff that fell to earth!).
Second, I have developed a system dynamics model of the
reorganization process in Vensim.
I'd like copy. But it would be nice if you could post a
diagram of the model.
Thanks again
Rick