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A preliminary study on the role of simulation models in generating insights
conference contribution
posted on 2015-02-12, 14:28 authored by Anastasia Gogi, Antuela Tako, Stewart RobinsonThe generation of insight from simulation models has received little attention in the discrete-event simulation (DES) literature. Often DES studies claim to have supported problem understanding and problem solving by creating new and effective ideas, however little empirical evidence exists to support these statements. This paper presents the design of an experimental study which aims to understand the role of simulation models in generating insights. Study participants are asked to solve a task based on a problem of a telephone service for non-emergency health care. One independent variable is manipulated: the features of the simulation model, forming three conditions. Participants either use the animation or only the statistical results of the model or no model at all to solve the task. The paper provides a preliminary analysis of the pilot tests, which indicates that simulation models may assist users in gaining better understanding and in achieving divergent thinking.
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SIMUL8 Corporation
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
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2014 Winter Simulation ConferencePages
3618 - 3629 (12)Citation
GOGI, A., TAKO, A.A. and ROBINSON, S., 2014. A preliminary study on the role of simulation models in generating insights. IN: Tolk, A. et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, Georgia, IEEE, pp. 3618 - 3629.Publisher
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