Construction of a Flexible Simulation Model of a Corporation

• Autorzy: Edward Radosiński , Łukasz Radosiński
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The instability of the real structure of a firm is one of the fundamental problems in simulating microeconomic systems. This paper proposes a method, called ACV (abstraction - gradual concretization - verification) for constructing a flexible simulation model of a corporation. This method is based on the assumption that an effective approach to simulating a microeconomic system should take into account the structural instability of the modelled object. Practical implementation of the ACV method is illustrated using the EK_AN simulator of a firm. The purpose of the simulator as a scientific tool of operations research is to analyse the relations of given inputs (decisions) with the short- and mediumterm forecasts of a firm's economic performance. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Corporation; Simulation models; Computing simulation

PL

Korporacje; Modele symulacyjne; Symulacje komputerowe

• Czasopismo: Operations Research and Decisions
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 29
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 75--95

Twórcy

autor

Edward Radosiński

• Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

autor

Łukasz Radosiński

• Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5277/ord190105