Proctor & Gamble used simulations that pointed the way to a supply chain restructuring that would consolidate P&G’s North American plants by 20% and lower supply chain costs by $200 million a year. This article provides a great overview of how they structure their Global Analytics practice. See the full article here (off-site link).

Dr. Suarez at Trinity University and Simudyne founder published ideas on a general theory of collective behavior and structure formation, with a resulting architecture that can be broadly applied. Read the full article here. (Offsite link)

It stocks your grocery store, schedules your favorite team’s games, and helps plan your vacation. A primer on the most influential academic discipline you’ve never heard of. By Virginia Postrel in The Boston Globe, June 27, 2004 Read the full article here (offsite link).

Agent-based simulations are allowing companies to build silicon versions of themselves, piece by piece and person by person. Article written by Mark Buchanan and published in strategy+business. Download the piece here (URL).

Great introductory presentation by Anylogic that compares SD and ABM. A must read for Simudyne team members! Download the piece here (PDF).

Technical document that explains the linkage between Agent Based Modeling and System Dynamics and Discrete Event Simulation. Download the piece here (PDF).

Jay Forrester’s computer models show the nonlinear roots of calamity and reveal the leverage that can help us avoid it. Article from Strategy + Business written by Lawrence M. Fisher. He is a contributing editor to strategy+business, covered technology for the New York Times for 15 years and has written for dozens of other business publications. Mr. Fisher is based in San Francisco. Download Jay Forrester’s piece here (PDF).

Visa, one of only a very few examples, of the application of complexity science to the organization and managment of global corporations. Simudyne’s business model is based on the early days of the Visa brand. Read the full article here. (Offsite link)