R. Oliva's SD Resource Page

Rogelio Oliva's System Dynamics Resource Page
Rogelio Oliva
Professor | Robyn L. '89 and Alan B. Roberts '78 Chair in Business
Mays Business School | Texas A&M University
Wehner 301C - 4217 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-4217
Ph (979) 862-3744 | Fx (979) 845-5653 | E-mail: roliva@tamu.edu
In this space I will be posting papers regarding the system dynamics methodology and resources developed for the system dynamics community. Please forward any questions or comments to roliva@tamu.edu.

Papers (Links for the models, tools, and utilities mentioned in each paper are available under the corresponding paper's "Resources" link.)

Oliva R. 2020. On Structural Dominance Analysis. System Dynamics Review 36(1):8-28.

Naumov S and Oliva R. 2018. Refinements to Eigenvalue Elasticity Analysis: Interpretation of parameter elasticities. System Dynamics Review 34(3):426-437. Resources

Oliva R. 2016. Structural Dominance Analysis of Large and Stochastic Models. System Dynamics Review 32(1):26-51. Jay W. Forrester Award (2019) for best written contribution to the System Dynamics field during the preceding five years. Resources

Oliva R. 2015. Linking Structure to Behavior Using Eigenvalue Elasticity Analysis. In Rahmandad H, Oliva R and Osgood N (eds.) Analytical Methods for Dynamic Modelers. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. ISBN 978-0-262-02949-0. Resources

Saleh M, Oliva R, Kampmann CE, and Davidsen PI. 2010. A Comprehensive Analytical Approach for Policy Analysis of System Dynamics Models. European Journal of Operational Research 203(3):673-683. Resources

Kampmann CE and Oliva R. 2009. Analytical Methods for Structural Dominance Analysis in System Dynamics. In Meyers, R. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, pp. 8948-8967. Springer: New York.

Kampmann CE and Oliva R. 2008. Structural Dominance Analysis and Theory Building in System Dynamics. Systems Research and Behavioral Science 25(4):505-519. Resources

Kampmann CE and Oliva R. 2006. Loop Eigenvalue Elasticity Analysis: Three Case Studies. System Dynamics Review 22(2):146-162. Resources

Oliva R. 2004. Model Structure Analysis through Graph Theory: Partition Heuristics and Feedback Structure Decomposition. System Dynamics Review 20(4):313-336. Resources

Oliva R and Mojtahedzadeh M. 2004. Keep it Simple: Dominance Assessment of Short Feedback Loops. In Proceedings of the 2004 International System Dynamics Conference. Oxford, UK.

Oliva R. 2003. Model Calibration as a Testing Strategy for System Dynamics Models. European Journal of Operational Research 151(3):552-568. Resources

Homer J, and Oliva R. 2001. Maps and Models in System Dynamics: A Response to Coyle. System Dynamics Review 17(4):347-355.

Lane DC and Oliva R. 1998. The Greater Whole: Towards a Synthesis of Soft Systems Methodology and System Dynamics. European Journal of Operational Research 107(1):214-235.

Oliva R. 1996. Empirical Validation of a Dynamic Hypothesis. In Proceedings of the 1996 International System Dynamics Conference. Cambridge, MA.

Resources

Structural Dominance Analysis Toolset

Vensim® model to Mathematica® notebook Utility

Vensim® model to Matlab® adjacency matrix Utility

Download the Model Structure Analysis (MSA) functions for Matlab®
| Manual | MSA Functions (zip) | Last updated Matlab code June, 2022.

Download the Vensim® Module to Calculate Summary Statistics for Historical Fit
| Manual | Vensim® Model | Vensim® Graphs |

Last updated September 19, 2022.