Investigating output accuracy for a discrete event simulation model and an agent based simulation model

Abdul Majid, Mazlina; Aickelin, Uwe; Siebers, Peer-Olaf

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate output accuracy for a Discrete
Event Simulation (DES) model and Agent Based Simulation (ABS) model. The purpose of this investigation is to find out which of these simulation techniques is the best one for modelling human reactive behaviour in the retail sector. In order to study the output accuracy in both models, we have carried out a validation experiment in which
we compared the results from our simulation models to the
performance of a real system. Our experiment was carried
out using a large UK department store as a case study. We
had to determine an efficient implementation of management
policy in the store’s fitting room using DES and ABS. Overall, we have found that both simulation models were a good representation of the real system when modelling human reactive behaviour.

Citation

Abdul Majid, M., Aickelin, U., & Siebers, P. (2009). Investigating output accuracy for a discrete event simulation model and an agent based simulation model.

• Conference Name: 2009 INFORMS Simulation Society Research Workshop: Simulation: At the Interface of Modeling and Analysis
• End Date: Jun 27, 2009
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Aug 24, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 24, 2012
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1014061
• Publisher URL: http://www.informs.org/Community/Simulation-Society/Other-Conferences-and-Workshops/Society-Research-Workshop2/2009-Simulation-Workshop