System dynamics research has been introduced to some management fields including operations management, organizational behavior, project management, and market uncertainties research. This paper highlights the use of system dynamics in modeling work system design of projects' organizations...

This paper discusses the effect of classification in estimating the amount of effort (in man-days) associated with code development. Estimating the effort requirements for new software projects is especially important. As outliers are harmful to the estimation, they are excluded from many...

Purpose This paper attempts to apply complex theory in futures studies and addresses prediction challenges when the system is complex. The purpose of the research is to design a framework to engineer the futures in complex systems where components are divers and inter-related. Relations cannot...