A Computerized Model of Human Behavior in A Total-Firm Management Simulation

Authors

  • James E. Estes

Abstract

This paper presents a model of human behavior for a computerized total-firm simulation. This model incorporates some of the commonly recognized behavioral factors as they react to managerial decisions made by participants in general-management roles in a total-firm simulation. The volume of output scheduled by management, the scrap rate, sales and labor turnover are adjusted within the computerized program to reflect the level of morale of production workers, their supervisor and the salesmen resulting from decisions made by the simulation participants. The effects of overtime and new-worker learning curves are also incorporated into the model.

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Published

1983-03-13