The study of friendship formation is fundamental to the study of human beings. In this paper, the research team presents an agent-based model of friendship networks grounded in the existing empirical research literature on friendship formation. The goal is to better understand what mechanisms might be influential in the formation of friendships as well as how such modeling might inform (and potentially advance) our understanding of existing empirical work.
This study uses agent-based modeling as a proof of concept tool to investigate the applicability of the green performance bond framework to provide insights into the potential benefits of implementing it within the construction industry. The research also evaluates its feasibility and effectiveness in discouraging opportunistic bidding behaviors.
The purpose of the article is to create a predictive analytics simulation model to help managers anticipate manufacturing issues. It integrates specifically the involvement of human resources in the manufacturing systems. The predictive analytics simulation model also includes the main existing interactions between the operators and the manufacturing system.
Pallets are returnable transport items and of great importance for supply chains. They ensure efficient storage, transport, and handling processes. The pallet cycle, however, is associated with a substantial effort. In addition to administrative costs, extra trips and detours must often be taken by forwarders to retrieve pallets or buy new pallets. In this paper, a fictitious cross-actor pallet exchange platform is analyzed by building a supply chain model.
Factors including hospital space layout, patient behavior, patient flow, and medical procedures interact and relate to each other, and ultimately affect efficiency and performance of healthcare facilities. And hospital layout planning can’t ignore such interdependencies.
This research integrates discrete event simulation (DES) and agent-based simulation (ABS) to help managers examine, plan, and compare different spatial design schemes through the modeling of patient behavior, patient flow, and the establishment of evaluation indexes.
In Ireland, cheese is one of the most exported products. Due to Brexit, it will be most impacted by delays at ports caused by the potential reintroduction of customs or border controls. To predict forthcoming changes and analyze their impact on the cheese supply chain in Ireland, a simulation model was built. To develop the model, the research team used a combination of the agent-based and discrete event modeling approaches along with geographic information system (GIS) included in AnyLogic simulation software.
Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that affects eyes. It’s also the leading cause of blindness for working-age Americans. Early detection, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care reduce the risk of severe vision loss from DR by 95%. Unfortunately, less than 50% of people with diabetes follow the recommended eye care screening guidelines.
The research team developed a diabetic retinopathy care process model integrating the natural history of diabetic retinopathy with a patient’s interaction with the care system.
The negative effects of traffic, such as air quality problems and road congestion, put a strain on the
infrastructure of cities and high-populated areas. A potential measure to reduce these negative effects are grocery home deliveries (e-grocery), which can bundle driving activities and, hence, result in decreased traffic and related emission outputs.
This paper presents an agent-based simulation for logistics network analysis. The model built with a simulation tool assesses the impact of the e-grocery logistics network compared to the stationary one in terms of mileage and different emission outputs.
E-commerce has increased tremendously in recent decades because of improvements in information and telecommunications technology along with changes in social lifestyles. More recently, e-grocery (groceries purchased online) including fresh vegetables and fruit, is gaining importance as the most-efficient delivery system in terms of cost and time.
This paper evaluates the effect of cooperation-based logistics policies, including horizontal cooperation, on service quality among different supermarkets in Pamplona, Spain. For that, the research team applies simulation modeling as a logistics optimization technique.
During the pandemic specialty physicians are working as frontline workers due to hospital overcrowding and a lack of providers. This places them as a high-risk target of the epidemic. Within these specialties, anesthesiologists are one of the most vulnerable groups as they come in close contact with the patient's airway.
An agent-based simulation model was developed using AnyLogic software to test various staffing policies within the anesthesiology department of the largest healthcare provider in Upstate South Carolina.