Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance
Often models for understanding the impact of management practices on retail performance are developed under the assumption of stability, equilibrium and linearity, whereas retail operations are considered in reality to be dynamic, non-linear and complex. Alternatively, discrete event and agent-based...
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| author | Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Chris |
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| description | Often models for understanding the impact of management practices on retail performance are developed under the assumption of stability, equilibrium and linearity, whereas retail operations are considered in reality to be dynamic, non-linear and complex. Alternatively, discrete event and agent-based modelling are approaches that allow the development of simulation models of heterogeneous non-equilibrium systems for testing out different
scenarios.
When developing simulation models one has to abstract and simplify from the real world, which means that one has to try and capture the ‘essence’ of the system required for
developing a representation of the mechanisms that drive the progression in the real system. Simulation models can be developed at different levels of abstraction. To know the
appropriate level of abstraction for a specific application is often more of an art than a science. We have developed a retail branch simulation model to investigate which level of
model accuracy is required for such a model to obtain meaningful results for practitioners. |
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| spelling | nottingham-13292020-05-04T20:25:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1329/ Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Chris Often models for understanding the impact of management practices on retail performance are developed under the assumption of stability, equilibrium and linearity, whereas retail operations are considered in reality to be dynamic, non-linear and complex. Alternatively, discrete event and agent-based modelling are approaches that allow the development of simulation models of heterogeneous non-equilibrium systems for testing out different scenarios. When developing simulation models one has to abstract and simplify from the real world, which means that one has to try and capture the ‘essence’ of the system required for developing a representation of the mechanisms that drive the progression in the real system. Simulation models can be developed at different levels of abstraction. To know the appropriate level of abstraction for a specific application is often more of an art than a science. We have developed a retail branch simulation model to investigate which level of model accuracy is required for such a model to obtain meaningful results for practitioners. Palgrave Macmillan 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed Siebers, Peer-Olaf, Aickelin, Uwe, Celia, Helen and Clegg, Chris (2010) Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance. Journal of Simulation . ISSN 1747-7778 (In Press) http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jos/index.html |
| spellingShingle | Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Chris Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title | Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title_full | Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title_fullStr | Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title_short | Towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
| title_sort | towards the development of a simulator for investigating the impact of people management practices on retail performance |
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