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Business Models

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 157-0363/03
Abbreviation PM
Course title Business Models
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Systems Engineering and Informatics
Course coordinator Ing. Blanka Bazsová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Introduction to systems theory and system thinking.
2.Economic-mathematical modeling, classification of models.
3.Input-output analysis of business processes. Input-output models of cross-sectoral relationships.
4.Software support of input-output analysis models. EMA.PM.
5. Product-cost model, production model and financial model in EMA.PM.
6. Software support of input-output models - other available software products.
7. Methodology of soft systems, approaches to modeling.
8.The nature of system dynamics.
9.Phases of model building using system dynamics.
10.Software support of system dynamics. Introduction of Powersim SW product.
11.Software support of simulation models - other available products - basic characteristics, differences.
12.Simulation models - creation and testing.
13.Logistic processes and possibilities of their simulation.
14.Other application areas of simulations.

E-learning

LMS

Literature

BOCK, Adam, J. a George GERARD. The Business Model Book: Design, build and adapt business ideas that drive business growth (Brilliant Business). Pearson, 2018. 257 s. ISBN 978-1-292-13570-0 .
MILLER, Ronald E. a Peter D. BLAIR. Input-output analysis: foundations and extensions. 3rd Eddition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 850 p. ISBN 978-1-108-48476-3 .
PANNEERSELVAM, R. Operations research. 2nd ed. New Delhi: PHI Learning, 2012. 620 p. ISBN 978-81-203-2928-7.

Advised literature

CARTER, Michael W., PRICE, Camille C. and Ghaith RABADI. Operations Research: A Practical Introduction. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2018, 470 p. ISBN 13:978-1-4987-8010-0.
CHESBROUGH, Henry William. Open business models: how to thrive in the new innovation landscape. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, c2006. 256 p. ISBN 1-4221-0427-3.
STERMAN, John. Business dynamics: systems thinking and modeling for a complex world. Boston: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, c2000. 32 s. ISBN 0-07-231135-5.