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Modelling office energy consumption: an agent based approach (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, T., Siebers, P., & Aickelin, U. (2010). Modelling office energy consumption: an agent based approach.

In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, based on a ca... Read More about Modelling office energy consumption: an agent based approach.

Discrete-event simulation is dead, long live agent-based simulation! (2010)
Journal Article
SIEBERS, P., Macal, C. M., Garnett, J., Buxton, D., & Pidd, M. (2010). Discrete-event simulation is dead, long live agent-based simulation!. Journal of Simulation, 4(3), 204-210

There has been much discussion about why agent-based simulation (ABS) is not as widely used as discrete-event simulation in Operational Research (OR) as it is in neighbouring disciplines such as Computer Science, the Social Sciences or Economics. To... Read More about Discrete-event simulation is dead, long live agent-based simulation!.

Towards modelling cost and risks of infrequent events in the cargo screening process (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Sherman, G., Menachof, D., Aickelin, U., & Siebers, P. (2010). Towards modelling cost and risks of infrequent events in the cargo screening process. In Proceedings of the Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2010 (SW10)

We introduce a simulation model of the port of Calais with a focus on the operation of immigration controls. Our aim is to compare the cost and benefits of different screening policies. Methodologically, we are trying to understand the limits of disc... Read More about Towards modelling cost and risks of infrequent events in the cargo screening process.

Simulating customer experience and word-of-mouth in retail: a case study (2010)
Journal Article
Siebers, P., Aickelin, U., Celia, H., & Clegg, C. W. (2010). Simulating customer experience and word-of-mouth in retail: a case study. SIMULATION, 86(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0037549708101575

Agents offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. In this paper we describe the development of agent-based simulation models, designed to help to understand the relationship between people management practices and retail perfor... Read More about Simulating customer experience and word-of-mouth in retail: a case study.

Scenario analysis, decision trees and simulation for cost benefit analysis of the cargo screening process (2010)
Book Chapter
Sherman, G., Siebers, P., Aickelin, U., & Menachof, D. (2010). Scenario analysis, decision trees and simulation for cost benefit analysis of the cargo screening process. In A. G. Bruzzone, L. Landau, G. G. Cunha, & S. Saetta (Eds.), The International Workshop on Applied Modelling and Simulation: WAMS, Buizos, 2010. COPPE/UFRJ

In this paper we present our ideas for conducting a cost benefit analysis by using three different methods: scenario analysis, decision trees and simulation. Then we introduce our case study and examine these methods in a real world situation. We sh... Read More about Scenario analysis, decision trees and simulation for cost benefit analysis of the cargo screening process.