The sales model shown below contains a major positive feedback loop, in which more sales people can generate more sales, thereby increasing revenue and allowing more sales people to be hired. A minor negative feedback loop allows adjustment of the sales force over a period of time through hiring and layoffs.
EITHER
| Ø | Open the model sales.mdl contained in the directory UserGuide\chap15 (a completed version is in the Complete directory). |
OR
| Ø | Build the model as shown in the diagram and equation listing below and save it in the directory UserGuide\chap15 with a different name (e.g., sales1.mdl). Time Bounds are INITIAL TIME = 0, FINAL TIME = 60, TIME STEP = 0.25, Units for Time: Month. |
