Framework for Modelling Multi-stakeholder City Logistics Domain Using the Agent based Modelling Approach

Anand, Nilesh; van Duin, Ron; Tavasszy, Lorant

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.11.002

Framework for Modelling Multi-stakeholder City Logistics Domain Using the Agent based Modelling Approach

Title

Framework for Modelling Multi-stakeholder City Logistics Domain Using the Agent based Modelling Approach

Author

Anand, Nilesh
van Duin, Ron (TU Delft Transport and Logistics)
Tavasszy, Lorant (TU Delft Transport and Logistics; TU Delft Transport and Planning)

Date

2016

Abstract

Efficiency of city logistics activities suffers due to conflicting personal preferences and distributed decision making by multiple city logistics stakeholders. This is exacerbated by interdependency of city logistics activities, decision making with limited information and stakeholders’ preference for personal objectives over system efficiency. Accordingly, the key to understanding the causes of inefficiency in the city logistics domain is understanding the interaction between heterogeneous stakeholders of the system. With the capabilities of representing a system in a natural and flexible way, agent based modelling (ABM) is a promising alternative for the city logistics domain. This research focuses on developing a framework for the successful implementation of the ABM approach for the city logistics domain. The framework includes various elements – a multi-perspective semantic data model (i.e. ontology) and its validation, the development of an agent base model using this ontology, and a validation approach for the agent-based model. Conclusively, the framework shows that a rigorous course can be taken to successfully implement agent based modelling approach for the city logistics domain.

Subject

city logistics
Agent based modelling
multi-stakeholder
Ontology
Validation
Participatory simulation game

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.11.002

ISSN

2352-1465

Source

Transportation Research Procedia, 16, 4-15

Event

The 2nd International Green Cities Conference on City Logistics, 2016-03-02 → 2016-03-04, Szczecin, Poland