Agent-based Modeling and Simulation (OR Essentials)

Operational Research (OR) deals with the use of advanced analytical methods to support better decision-making. It is multidisciplinary with strong links to management science, decision science, computer science and many application areas such as engineering, manufacturing, commerce and healthcare. In the study of emergent behaviour in complex adaptive systems, Agent-based Modelling & Simulation (ABMS) is being used in many different domains such as healthcare, energy, evacuation, commerce, manufacturing and defense. This collection of articles presents a convenient introduction to ABMS with papers ranging from contemporary views to representative case studies. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research in across a range of Operational Research (OR) topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the esteemed Operational Research Society and its associated journals, also published by Palgrave Macmillan Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introducing agent-based modeling and simulation....Pages 1-10 Tutorial on agent-based modeling and simulation....Pages 11-31 Some insights into the emergence of agent-based modeling....Pages 32-44 An application of agent-based simulation to the management of hospital-acquired infection....Pages 45-60 An agent-based simulation approach for the new product diffusion of a novel biomass fuel....Pages 61-77 Agent-based modeling and simulation of urban evacuation: relative effectiveness of simultaneous and staged evacuation strategies....Pages 78-96 Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance....Pages 97-132 A multi-agent simulation of the pharmaceutical supply chain....Pages 133-154 Workflow scheduling using multi-agent systems in a dynamically changing environment....Pages 155-184 Credit risk: an agent-based model of post-credit decision actions and credit losses in banks....Pages 185-207 The development of new infantry tactics during the early eighteenth century: a computer simulation approach to modern military history....Pages 208-230 A generic testing framework for agent-based simulation models....Pages 231-270 Successful approaches for teaching agent-based simulation....Pages 271-290 Discrete-event simulation is alive and kicking!....Pages 291-306 Back Matter....Pages 307-314 "Cover"--"Contents"--"List of Figures and Tables" -- "1 Introducing agent-based modeling and simulation" -- "2 Tutorial on agent-based modeling and simulation" -- "3 Some insights into the emergence of agent-based modeling" -- "4 An application of agent-based simulation to the management of hospital-acquired infection" -- "5 An agent-based simulation approach for the new product diffusion of a novel biomass fuel" -- "6 Agent-based modeling and simulation of urban evacuation: relative effectiveness of simultaneous and staged evacuation strategies" -- "7 Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance" -- "8 A multi-agent simulation of the pharmaceutical supply chain" -- "9 Workflow scheduling using multi-agent systems in a dynamically changing environment" -- "10 Credit risk: an agent-based model of post-credit decision actions and credit losses in banks" -- "11 The development of new infantry tactics during the earlyeighteenth century: a computer simulation approach to modern military history" -- "12 A generic testing framework for agent-based simulation models" -- "13 Successful approaches for teaching agent-based simulation" -- "14 Discrete-event simulation is alive and kicking!" Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures and Tables 8 1 Introducing agent-based modeling and simulation 15 2 Tutorial on agent-based modeling and simulation 25 3 Some insights into the emergence of agent-based modeling 46 4 An application of agent-based simulation to the management of hospital-acquired infection 59 5 An agent-based simulation approach for the new product diffusion of a novel biomass fuel 75 6 Agent-based modeling and simulation of urban evacuation: relative effectiveness of simultaneous and staged evacuation strategies 92 7 Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance 111 8 A multi-agent simulation of the pharmaceutical supply chain 147 9 Workflow scheduling using multi-agent systems in a dynamically changing environment 169 10 Credit risk: an agent-based model of post-credit decision actions and credit losses in banks 199 11 The development of new infantry tactics during the earlyeighteenth century: a computer simulation approach to modern military history 222 12 A generic testing framework for agent-based simulation models 245 13 Successful approaches for teaching agent-based simulation 285 14 Discrete-event simulation is alive and kicking! 305 Index 321 "Operational Research (OR) deals with the use of advanced analytical methods to support better decision-making. It is multidisciplinary with strong links to management science, decision science, computer science and many application areas such as engineering, manufacturing, commerce and healthcare. In the study of emergent behaviour in complex adaptive systems, Agent-based Modeling & Simulation (ABMS) is being used in many different domains such as healthcare, energy, evacuation, commerce, manufacturing and defense. This collection of articles presents a convenient introduction to ABMS with papers ranging from contemporary views to representative case studies."--Publisher's description Or Covers A Wide Range Of Topics And Areas, Significantly Agent-based Modelling And Simulation Which Is The Focus Of This Book. Edited By Simon J. E. Taylor.