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International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics

2nd Edition, as published by Charles François 2004 Presented by the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science Vienna for public access.

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The International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics was first edited and published by the system scientist Charles François in 1997. The online version that is provided here was based on the 2nd edition in 2004. It was uploaded and gifted to the center by ASC president Michael Lissack in 2019; the BCSSS purchased the rights for the re-publication of this volume in 200?. In 2018, the original editor expressed his wish to pass on the stewardship over the maintenance and further development of the encyclopedia to the Bertalanffy Center. In the future, the BCSSS seeks to further develop the encyclopedia by open collaboration within the systems sciences. Until the center has found and been able to implement an adequate technical solution for this, the static website is made accessible for the benefit of public scholarship and education.

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INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS 2)5)

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A technique for the study of flows in the economy in general or in an enterprise.

This technique can be used for planning or forecasting. It aims at the clear definition of the interconnections between some defined inputs and the corresponding outputs. This is generally done by using input-output matrixes (see hereafter). In this way, it becomes possible to establish the amount of output than can be obtained from a specified input, or conversely the amount of input needed to obtain a specified output, and eventually the changes that should be introduced in their reciprocal balance.

The technique can be applied in very numerous different cases relating inputs and outputs of materials, energy, information, labour, financial resources, or production of some item in relation to the market, etc…

There must be of course basic assumptions related to the constancy of environmental conditions and, for planning and forecasting, a time horizon of credibility about the stability of the same.

Input-output analysis can also be used in the study of ecosystems.

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  • 1) General information
  • 2) Methodology or model
  • 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
  • 4) Human sciences
  • 5) Discipline oriented

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