Organization Evaluation of Product Development Process Using Agent Based Simulation

Authors:
Xiaodong Zhang;Zhiqiang Zhang;Le Luo;Shuangyue Duan
Affiliations:
Mechanical Engineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China 400030;Mechanical Engineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China 400030;Mechanical Engineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China 400030;Mechanical Engineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China 400030
Venue:
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design IV
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In order to evaluate human and organization factors, an agent-based simulation approach is proposed, which simulates design process as a continuous interaction process of design agents and environment. Aiming at the characteristics of collaborative design work, the designer's agent model is constructed and collaboration process of the agent is described using Petri Nets. Simulation program is developed and experiments are conducted based on the agent model. The input parameters and evaluation criteria of the simulation are studied in detail. The elementary simulation result shows the accordance with the practical organization principles. The agent-based simulation provides a quantitative and dynamic method to evaluate and improve human and organization factors in collaborative product development process.