This session focuses on applications of system dynamics (SD) modelling in OR to support decision making under uncertainty across a diverse range of contexts including: defence, mining, public policy, and others. The papers will report the results of SD simulation modelling applications examining proposed defence force design options using behavioural assumptions, combining SD with meta-heuristics and machine learning (ML), evaluating the potential impacts of emerging technologies in defence under uncertainty, and global minerals depletion through scenario modelling. The session will include papers arising from collaborative efforts between defence, academia, and industry.
The session encourages the submission of papers that:
Key topics: System dynamics, Simulation modelling, Scenarios, Behavioural assumptions