Ackley Associates

Ackley Associates specializes in the development of functional models for complex systems.

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Two types of complex system are addressed here:
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Business Enterprise
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The Integrated Modeling Method
views a business enterprise
as a functional system
instead of as an organization chart.
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Cells, Organisms, and Superorganisms
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The Living Systems Model
views all three entities as parts of
a single functional system
instead of as independent life forms.
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Integrated Modeling Method
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This method makes it easy to model the complex structure of a business enterprise, based on the discovery that:
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Every Business Enterprise has the
Same Inherent System Structure


Instead of asking what are the essential characteristics of one business, this method begins with the basic system architecture that is common to every business.
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Structural details are then tailored to represent the unique characteristics of the particular business enterprise that is being modeled.
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This approach is many times faster than traditional modeling methods, yet produces a more complete, accurate, and useful model of the entire business enterprise.


Living Systems Model
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Development of this new kind of model was made possible by the discovery that for eukaryotic life forms:
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Every Life Form has the
Same Inherent System Structure

This model provides a comprehensive system view of the functional structures that enable living systems to sustain their lives while interacting with their environments.
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For humans, it shows how cells lead an indentured life within a higher-level organism, while organisms lead an indentured life within an even higher-level superorganism.
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The result is a single three-level system structure that explains how the levels interact, and defines the purposeful roles played by the life forms at each level.





Profile
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Ackley Associates
18160 Cottonwood Road #219
Sunriver, Oregon 97707
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©1995-2012 Ackley Associates    Last revised:12/06/11
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