True, Erwin, but, taking a military map as a model, I'm yet to see a simulation package that approaches that wealth and detail of information. Thinking through my opinons, I would say that simulations would be more useful if that dealt with a specific task, such as B2B marketing, consumer marketing, greenfield FDI in China or India or the EU or the USA rather than a "global" approach. Do a specific simulation well, and develop into several specific simulaitons, rather than a sometimes misleading simulation trying to do too much. Which most do.
They're kind of like using the "CIA World Factbook" to make FDI or markeing decisions.
Regards,
Romie
Erwin Rausch <DidacticRa@AOL.COM> wrote:
In a message dated 8/18/2006 8:44:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, littrellaom@YAHOO.CO.NZ writes:
Aren't we trying to educate students to operate successfully in an apparently infinitely complex environment?
Yes. Romie - that should be our goal.
However, in my opinion that does not need depicting all of reality in a simulation - since that is impossible anyhow. What we need to do is to provide them with a map and a compass - guidelines in our situation.
That is what decision-making guidelines can do - they can provide the tools for navigating an infinitely complex environment that constantly comes up with NEW challenges.
Cheers,
Erwin
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