This Insight is a simple model of a sluggish shower, the classic example from Systems Thinking of a balance loop with delay. It illustrates the sometimes baffling influence that time delays can have on simple decision making tasks.
This Insight is a simple model of sales growth driven by word of mouth constrained by market saturation. Adjust the parameters below and hit the simulate button to see what happens.
This model of a single simple shower is based on a 1994 paper by John Morecroft et al of the London Business School. It is used to show the impact of delay on control of a simple system.
This is an example of the balancing loop described by Dennis Sherwood on page 103 of his book, Seeing the Forest for the Trees - a Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking.
This Insight is a simple model of a sluggish shower, the classic example from Systems Thinking of a balance loop with delay. It illustrates the sometimes baffling influence that time delays can have on simple decision making tasks.
