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This 3-page paper discusses balanced and reinforced feedback loops as they pertain to Lockheed Martin. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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one balancing and one reinforcing loop. First, lets define these two concepts. Both deal with systems thinking and are the basis
of successful systems thinking and analysis. A balancing loop attempts to move things from the way they are now to a desired state (a particular goal) through a particular action
(Balancing Loop, 2009). The balancing loop starts with the goal and objective, then takes action to get to that goal (Balancing Loop, 2009). A balancing loop requires the current state
(where we are now) and the desired state (the goal, where we want to be) (Balancing Loop, 2009). In between is the action; and the motivation for the action must
come from somewhere else (Balancing Loop, 2009). Then there is the reinforcing loop; this involves a situation in which an action
produces a result, which influences more of the same action (Reinforcing Loop, 2009). The actions, over time, will result in either growth or decline (Reinforcing Loop, 2009). Reinforcing loops providing
a desirable result are sometimes dubbed a "virtuous cycle," whereas if they produce an undesirable result, this is know as a viscous cycle (Reinforcing Loop, 2009). Its suggested that the
best way to deal with a viscous cycle is to break one of the feedback loops, which would prevent the structure from reinforcing itself (Reinforcing Loop, 2009).
Though finding specific examples of feedback loops at Lockheed Martin was difficult in the existing literature, we did find a couple of examples of
both types of feedback loops. The reinforcing loop example concerns Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and its incorporating simulation as a mainstay of weapons design (Costlow, 2006). To do
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