Soft System Synamics Methodology (SSDM): Combining Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) and System Dynamics (SD)

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-334

  Rodriguez Ulloa, Ricardo ^a   Paucar Caceres, Alberto ^b  

^a Andean Institute of Systems (IAS)   (Peru)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling; Multi methodology; Soft Systems Methodology; Systems; Systems Dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044450172     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-005-4816-7     Document Type: Article

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