Yin, C and McKay, A orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-4759 (2018) Modeling and Simulating Vicious Circles Problems. In: Proceedings of ISCIIA 2018 and ITCA 2018. The 8th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Applications and The 12th China-Japan International Workshop on Information Technology and Control Applications, 02-06 Nov 2018, Tengzhou, China.
Abstract
Time and cost overruns in new product development processes are often attributed to low quality information communication in early stages of the process when key decisions are made by individuals who have limited understanding of how micro-level decision-making can significantly affect macro-level system performance, that eventually leads to the phenomenon of “vicious circles” in new product development processes. Agent-based simulation is a promising approach that can be applied to understand complex systems, such as new product development processes. This paper reports an application of agent-based simulation to time-related aspects of vicious circles in a new product development process case study from a large UK-based manufacturing company. A simulation model was developed following an experimental method established in the research. In the model, work teams and their activities and contributions to the process are represented by autonomous agents. Initial simulation results showed agent-based simulation is an effective and efficient approach for understanding and studying vicious circles in new product development processes.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of a paper presented at ISCIIA 2018 and ITCA 2018. |
Keywords: | Keywords: New Product Development Processes, Vicious Circles Problems, Modeling and Simulation, Agent-Based Simulation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2018 10:13 |
Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2019 12:55 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135641 |