Exercise $3\mathrm{.}1$

Objective: To practice identifying dynamic complexity.

Instructions: Describe how the following example illustrates one or more of the system characteristics that contribute to dynamic complexity.

Example: Medical Associates is a for$-$profit medical group of $40$ physicians that operates two facilities and offers services in several medical specialties, including cardiology; ear, nose, and throat; family medicine; gastroenterology; general surgery; pediatrics; and obstetrics and gynecology. Medical Associates is open six days a week in each location from $8$:$00$ am until $6$:$00$ pm$.$ Plans are being developed to extend its hours to $9$:$00$ pm two days a week. For several years, Medical Associates discounted its listed fees by $3$ percent to $5$ percent for its