Just Modeling Through: A Rough Guide to Modeling

Michael Pidd
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Michael Pidd: Department of Management Science, The Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YX, United Kingdom

Interfaces, 1999, vol. 29, issue 2, 118-132

Abstract: Skill in modeling is one of the keys to success in OR/MS practice. This has been recognized for many years, but we often give it only lip service. Models are used in many ways in OR/MS practice. A few simple principles of modeling may be useful. The six principles discussed here cover simplicity versus complexity; model development as a gradual, almost piecemeal process; dividing larger models into smaller components; using analogies; proper uses of data; and finally the way in which the modeling process can seem chaotic. Others may wish to comment on these principles and add their own.

Keywords: professional; OR/MS education; philosophy of modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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