Table 5 Method characterisation by the range the input resources required
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Problem Structuring | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1. Drama theory & confrontation analysis |
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2. Robustness analysis |
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3. Soft systems methodology |
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4. Strategic choice approach |
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5. Strategic Options Development and Analysis |
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Conceptual Modelling | Â | Â | Â | Â |
6. Activity diagrams |
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7. Communication diagrams |
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8. Data flow diagrams |
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9. Influence diagrams |
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10. Information diagrams |
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11. Issue maps |
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12. State transition diagrams |
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13. Swim lane activity diagrams |
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Mathematical Modelling | Â | Â | Â | Â |
14. Decision trees |
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15. Markov modelling |
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16. Multivariate analysis |
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17. Optimisation methods |
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18. Petri nets |
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19. Queuing theory |
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20. Survival analysis |
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Simulation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
21. Agent based simulation |
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22. Discrete event simulation |
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23. Gaming simulation |
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24. Hybrid simulation |
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25. Inverse simulation |
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26. Monte Carlo simulation |
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27. Real-time simulation |
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28. System dynamics |
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