A Modelica library for modeling and simulation of dynamical systems in the social sciences, such as business, economics, and ecology, using the system dynamics approach. The term "Business Simulation" is used in a broad sense, as modeling in these domains is concerned with control, decision making, and management of resources.
The BSL adopts the widely recognized System Dynamics approach and modeling paradigm introduced by Jay W. Forrester. System dynamics provides a versatile, foundational modeling framework, ideally suited for modeling, simulating, and analyzing strategic business or public policy issues.
Unlike existing aproaches, the BSL utilizes Modelica's acausal connectors to accurately model the flow of conserved quantities such as matter, energy, or information, as well as to represent instantaneous information signal flows through causal connections. Using pre-built components and hierarchical modeling, even complex models can be developed in a fast and reliable manner with the added benefits of embedded documentation and compact presentation.
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CausalLoop | Agile system dynamics modeling with quantitative causal loop diagrams (CLD+) |
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Stocks | Containers ("reservoirs") used to represent entities that have been stored in a specific state |
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Flows | Processes that move entities from one stock to another at a specific rate |
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SourcesOrSinks | Flows into or out of a stock with infinite capacity at a system's boundary |
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Converters | Information processing (blocks) |
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InformationSources | External information input |
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MoleculesOfStructure | Pre-built components to model information processing, decision making, and subsystems in general |
You can read the documentation for the library online at:
https://bsl-support.de/BusinessSimulation/BusinessSimulation
Release Notes are included with the documentation and can be found there as well.
The library was developed and tested using Wolfram System Modeler and Wolfram Mathematica.
User experience may differ when using other modeling and simulation environments.
The freely available Lato fonts family is used by library classes; for the best visual experience it is highly recommended to install this font on your computer, which is available for download from its official site or—in an earlier version—from the Google Fonts website.
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Reichert, GW. 2022. Hierarchical, Component-Based Modeling Using the Cyber-Physical Modeling Language Modelica. In Conference Record of the 2022 System Dynamics Conference. Frankfurt, Germany, System Dynamics Society. [ online ]
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Reichert, GW. 2022. Business Simulation Library v2.0 released. System Dynamics Review 38(1): 113–116. [ DOI ]
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