In order to explore Insight Maker Capabilities, I am taking a simple SD model and adding an agent population. Insight Maker does not have a DE feature set and menu, but this workaround should create DE-like functionality. The agent population represents staff available. The default number of staffers is 9. One Staff or agent is required for processing volumes in increments of 1 million units per time step. To process 9 million units in a time step (1 year), 9 agents will be required. Adding additional staff via the slider allows the model users to explore the impacts of adding staff.. Lacking available staff to handle larger volumes, the system will hit a processing limit and other interventions will have nominal impact.
The current model assumes that the Alternative process is complementary and additive in effect -- though drawing from the single resource pool of staffers.