The Utilization of System Dynamics in the Environment: an Example of Waste Management from the City of Znojmo
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https://doi.org/10.4335/13.2.205-227(2015)Keywords:
system dynamic, benchmarking, waste management, cost, ZnojmoAbstract
This article deals with applying modern methods of management, particularly benchmarking and system dynamics, to the area of waste management for the city Znojmo. Within the analysis, we focus on the following specific aims: (1) carry out an analysis of waste management utilizing benchmarking, (2) analyze the produced amount of biodegradable waste in Znojmo, (3) describe particular sub-models in relation to biodegradable waste and establish a system dynamic model for dealing with biodegradable waste, which is based on following sub-models. We utilized the following methods: an analysis of resources, benchmarking, structured interviews with experts, objectification of the analysis, and system dynamics modeling of the process. The results are in addition to the analyzed data and applied benchmarking , in particular the diagram of causal loops, which can serve as a tool for a dynamic model and finally help to alert the responsible managers to the basic causalities and links in extremely complex systems such as waste management.
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Czech Statistical Office (2007) Production, use and disposal of waste (Prague: Czech Statistical Office).
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Ellner, S. P & Guckenheimer J. (2006) Dynamic models in Biology (Princeton: Princeton University Press).
Forrester W. J. (1995) The Beginnings of Systems Dynamics, The McKinsey Quarterly, 4, pp.4-16.
Hušek, Z., Šusta, M. & Půček, M. (2006) Application of the Balanced Scorecard method in the public sector (Prague: National informational office for quality support).
Kaplan S. R. & Norton P. D. (1996) Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action (Cambridge: Harvard Business SchoolPress).
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Ochrana, F., Šumpíková, M., Nemec, J., Pavel, J. & Meřičková, B. (2007) Efficiency in provision of selected public services at the municipal level (Prague: Oeconomica).
Pánská, L. (2012) Znojmo – Analysis of potential of waste production – Biodegradable waste 2012 (Brno: GEOtest).
Pelánek, R. (2011) Modelling and simulation of complex system (Brno: Masaryk´s University).
Pollitt, Ch. & Bouckaert, G. (2004) Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis (London: Oxford University Press).
Plaček, M. (2013) The Utilization of Benchmarking in the Production and Analysis of Municipal Budgets.Proceedings of the 17th. International Conference.Current Trends in Public Sector Research.1.st. (Brno: Masaryk´s University).
Plaček, M. (2011) New Public Management (Znojmo: SVŠE Znojmo).
Půček, M., Koppitz D. & Sobotka M.,(2013) Practical use of the Dynamic Balanced Scorecard in the City. Proceedings of the 17th. International Conference.Current Trends in Public Sector Research.1.st. (Brno: Masarykova Universita).
Půček, M. & Špaček, D. (2014) Strategic public management – selected experience with BSC implementation, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 10(41), pp. 146-169.
Randma-Liiv, T. (2008) New Public Management versus Neo-Weberian State in Central and Eastern Europe, Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 1(2), pp. 49-71.
Senge, P. (1990) The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practise of the Learning Organization (New York: Doubleday).
Sloper, P., Linard, K. T. & Paterson, D. (1999) Towards a Dynamic Feedback Framework for Public Sector Performance Management.In: the 17th International System Dynamics Conference (Wellington: System Dynamics Society).
Stave, K. A. (2002) Using System Dynamics to Improve Public Participation in Environmental decisions, System Dynamics Review, 18(2), pp. 139-167, doi: 10.1002/sdr.237.
Sterman, J. D., (2000) Business Dynamics: Systém Thinking and Modelling for a Complex World (Columbus: McGraw Hill).
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Tonnisson, Ch. & Wilson, J. (2007) Best Value in Transitional Countries?, Public Management Review, 9(1), pp. 87-106, doi: 10.1080/14719030601181241.
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