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A conceptual framework for systems problem solving, referred to as general systems problem solver (GSPS), is described. Postulational and discovery approaches to systems modelling are characterized in terms of this framework. The discovery approach, referred to as inductive modelling, is then described in more details.
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ECS-8006590 and by NATO International Research Grant No. 1837.
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Klir, G.J. (1984). General Systems Framework for Inductive Modelling. In: Ören, T.I., Zeigler, B.P., Elzas, M.S. (eds) Simulation and Model-Based Methodologies: An Integrative View. NATO ASI Series, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82144-8_3
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