Using soft OR principles for collaborative simulation: a case study in the Dutch airline industry |
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Authors: | M den Hengst G-J de Vreede R Maghnouji |
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Affiliation: | 1.Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Work and Employment Unit,Delft,The Netherlands;2.Delft University of Technology,Delft,The Netherlands;3.University of Nebraska at Omaha,Nebraska,USA |
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Abstract: | Collaborative simulation is a method to handle problem situations that are technologically and socially complex. It combines discrete event simulation with methods, techniques and tools designed to help groups progress with their problems. Discrete event simulation and group support both appear to have clear promises in embedding soft OR principles, yet also contain limitations. Furthermore, simulation and group support appear to be complementary, balancing each other's limitations. Therefore, the combination of group support and discrete event simulation seems to be a fruitful vehicle for the application of soft OR principles. Through experiences in a case study at the cargo department of a major airline, we examine how collaborative simulation can be applied in practice as problem structuring method. We conclude that collaborative simulation has definite potential as a soft OR technique, but further research is required to speed up different steps of simulation to fully use simulation in interactive decision making sessions with multiple stakeholders. |
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