A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices
We apply Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship between human resource management practices and retail productivity. Despite the fact we are working within a relatively novel and com...
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| author | Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Christopher |
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| description | We apply Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship between human resource management practices and retail productivity. Despite the fact we are working within a relatively novel and complex domain, it is clear that intelligent agents do offer potential for developing organizational capabilities in the future. Our multi-disciplinary research team has worked with a UK department store to collect data and capture perceptions about operations from actors within departments. Based on this case study work, we have built a simulator that we present in this paper. We then use the simulator to gather empirical evidence regarding two specific management practices: empowerment and employee development. |
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| spelling | nottingham-5922020-05-04T20:29:10Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/592/ A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Christopher We apply Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship between human resource management practices and retail productivity. Despite the fact we are working within a relatively novel and complex domain, it is clear that intelligent agents do offer potential for developing organizational capabilities in the future. Our multi-disciplinary research team has worked with a UK department store to collect data and capture perceptions about operations from actors within departments. Based on this case study work, we have built a simulator that we present in this paper. We then use the simulator to gather empirical evidence regarding two specific management practices: empowerment and employee development. 2007 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Siebers, Peer-Olaf, Aickelin, Uwe, Celia, Helen and Clegg, Christopher (2007) A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices. In: Proceedings of the Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC 2007), San Diego, USA. |
| spellingShingle | Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe Celia, Helen Clegg, Christopher A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title | A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title_full | A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title_fullStr | A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title_short | A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices |
| title_sort | multi-agent simulation of retail management practices |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/592/ |