AGENT-BASED SIMULATION FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT MANAGEMENT OF TEAMS PERFORMING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
DS 84: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2016 14th International Design Conference
Year: 2016
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad, Skec Stanko
Author: Perišić, M. M.; Martinec, T.; Štorga, M.; Kanduč, T.
Series: DESIGN
Section: SOCIOTECHNICAL ISSUES IN DESIGN
Page(s): 1925-1936
Abstract
An agent-based approach to modelling and simulation of design teams executing development activities is presented. Based on literature review and the need for a research and managerial planning tool, a simulation framework is developed. Different framework aspects are briefly described with indications on the supporting literature. An initial version of the agent-based model is developed based on the proposed framework. In this initial model, it is possible to simulate agents of different characteristics working by a predefined workflow of activities.
Keywords: agent-based approach, design teams, design process simulation