1501-ISSL

Box. Business Simulation Laboratory, http://lab.hkilter.com/

Conceptual Framework

Goals

Creating a robust simulation environment.
Simulating business processes.
Analyzing outputs.
Thinking about the model.
Sharing knowledge.

Elements

Agents

An individual who is able to do some basic actions. Eg. Worker, Customer, Manager

Properties
Types	Basic actions
000-099 AGENTS 001-010 Dummy agents 011-020 Support personnel 021-030 Blue collars 031-040 White collars 041-050 Operations level managers 051-060 Middle level managers 061-070 Top level managers 071-080 CEOs 081-090 Others (consumers, etc.)	a Decision making b Physical activity c Mental activity

Units

A small team or unit. Eg. Marketing team, Engineering unit

Properties
Types	Basic actions
100 UNIT 101-110 Dummy units 111-120 Functional units 121-130 Managerial units	a Swarming activity b Other activities

Small-scale systems

A small system which consists of sub-systems such as small-scale systems, small-scale subsystems, units or individuals. Eg. Company, Entrepreneurship

Properties
Types	Basic actions
200 SMALL-SCALE SYSTEM 201-210 Dummy S systems 211-220 Entrepreneurships 221-230 SMEs 231-240 Big companies 241-250 International companies	a Slow swarming activity

Medium-scale systems, Type A

300 MEDIUM-SCALE SYSTEM TYPE A (Industry)

Medium-scale systems, Type B

400 MEDIUM-SCALE SYSTEM TYPE B (Market)

Large-scale system

500 LARGE-SCALE SYSTEM (Economy)

Brief information about the System

A system is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole. Every system is delineated by its spatial and temporal boundaries, surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning.

Some systems share common characteristics, including:

A system has structure, it contains parts (or components) that are directly or indirectly related to each other;
A system has behavior, it exhibits processes that fulfill its function or purpose;
A system has interconnectivity: the parts and processes are connected by structural and/or behavioral relationships;
A system's structure and behavior may be decomposed via subsystems and sub-processes to elementary parts and process steps;
A system has behavior that, in relativity to its surroundings, may be categorized as both fast and strong.

Work packages

TH Theoretical work
NU Numerical modeling
CO Coding
GA Gathering data
AN Analysis
RE Reporting

Example Work Package Code: TH001A2

Type of the work package (TH, NU, CO, GA, AN, RE)
Level of the work package (100, 200, 300, 400)
Part of the project schedule (A, B, C)
Phase of the part (1, 2, 3, 4)

Project Schedule

A. CREATION (12 months)

Phase 1 (3 months): Creating an agent.

Work packages: TH000A1 NU000A1 CO000A1

Phase 2 (3 months): Creating a team which consists of multiple agents.

Work packages: TH000A2 NU000A2 CO000A2

Phase 3 (3 months): Creating a unit which includes several teams.

Work packages: TH100A3 NU100A3 CO100A3

Phase 4 (3 months): Creating a company which covers traditional units (or functions).

Work packages: TH200A4 NU200A4 CO200A4 RE200A4

Resource:

B. INITIATION (12 months)

B1. STARTING THE ENGINE (3 months)

Phase 1: Starting the unit engine
Phase 2: Gathering output of the unit
Phase 3: Analysis output

Resource:

B2. INTEGRATION (9 months)

Phase 1: Establishing the system by combining units
Phase 2: Start the system engine
Phase 3: Gathering output of the system
Phase 4: Analysis output

Resource:

C. EXTENSION (12 months)

Phase 1: Creating the market
Phase 2: Start the market engine
Phase 3: Gathering output of the market
Phase 4: Analysis output

Appendix

Figure 1a. Conceptual example of a basic business system.

Figure 1b. Parametric example of a basic business system.

Figure 2. Flowchart of business processes.

Figure 3. Conceptual example of a basic business system (moderate complexity).

Figure 4. Combined modules. Representation of a conceptual example of a particular supply chain.

References