Modeling decentralized inter-organizational business structures through agent-based simulation

This paper proposes an agent-based simulation model to explore new structures of decentralized inter-organizational firms in order to follow recent rapid changes of business environments. The proposed model is characterized by 1) a decentralized inter-firm structure, 2) a centralized inter-firm structure and 3) a combined inter-firm structure of decentralized and centralized elements. Based on the model, we are implementing a simulator. The experimental results suggest that the proposed model deals with client's volume change, but not enough to be adapted for client's needs type in inter-firm market.

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