Pugh, Alexander L. III with D. Ross Hunter and Craig A. Stephens, "Packaged System Dynamics Models", 1985
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One constraint on the growth of System Dynamics as a methodology can be removed by enabling non-professional users to make use of System Dynamics models with reduced professional involvement. Such use requires that models be disseminated in packaged form, that is, with supplementary software that gives English-language access to the model, guides the user in its intelligent use, and performs automatic analysis of simulation results. A new generation of the DYNAMO simulation language contains tools that assist the model builder in the packaging process. Experience has shown that while the benefits of packaging are considerable, it is easy to underestimate the effort involved.