Crisis versus Non-Crisis Simulation Gaming

The widespread use of simulation models is an outgrowth of the Operations Research and/or Management Science eras. Simulation has widespread application in business, education, health-care, government, and many other organizations. The process of objective and quantitative decision making, the representation of endogenous and exogenous variables, and the ability to allocate resources toward the accomplishment of specific objectives would not be developed to the degree that it is today without simulation techniques and simulation learning tools.