The seven habits of highly defective simulation projects

J D Salt

Journal of Simulation, 2008, vol. 2, issue 3, 155-161

Abstract: Seven classes of persistent mistake are identified and described, based on the author's 20 years’ experience of making mistakes in simulation modelling. The errors identified are trifle-worship, belief in answers, connectionism, the black box mistake, methodolatry, the dead fish fallacy, and the Jehovah problem. Each is discussed in turn. It is expected that fellow practitioners will recognize many of these mistakes, and hoped that this paper will help to avoid repeating them.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/jos.2008.7

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