Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation I

VENTITY USER'S GUIDE.An Agent Based Model (ABM) allows simulating the actions and interactions of many agents or entities in order to evaluate their impact on the system as a whole. These models are used in areas such as industry, business, biology, ecology, and the social sciences.

CONTRIBUTIONS

The book provides:

1.- Immediate results. From the first pages the reader is already able to create an ABM model.

2.- A guide for beginners. Each concept is explained in detail with the support of more than 1000 figures.

3.- Didactic models. The 40 models included are designed to learn progressively. The models, with some help videos can be downloaded.

4.- Practical approach. The book allows the reader to see the possible applications to their own area of interest.

5.- Free and easy software. Specific and free software for personal and educational use is used, and no prior training is needed. It is not necessary to know programming languages.

AUTHOR AND REVIEWERS

Juan Mart?n Garc?a is a Doctor of Industrial Engineering in Business Organization from the UPC (Spain) and a Diploma from the Sloan School of Management at MIT (USA). He has more than 30 years of experience as a consultant for companies and public organizations using simulation models based on System Dynamics. Professor at several Spanish and Latin American universities, he teaches online courses at Vensim https: //vensim.com/vensim-online-courses/ (in English) and System Dynamics at ATC-Innova http: //atc-innova. com/ (Spanish). He is the author of books and lectures on business, social and environmental applications of simulation models.

- Dr. Francisco Campuzano Bolar?n, Professor of Business Organization at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT).- Lening Mora, M.S Environmental & Occupational Health (San Diego, California) and Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Modeling and Simulation at Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California USA).- Professor Gavin Melles, PhD, MSc Swinburne University (Victoria, Australia).

INDEX

Introduction

Software

Installation

Working screen

A model in 1 minute

Concepts

Functions and tables

Variables

Model: Traffic light

Model: Paris Rome

Attributes

Model: Rio Bravo 2

Model: Truck Fleet

Collections and aggregates

Model: Dragons and Castles

Model: Parents and Children

Model: The Four Pirates

References

Model: White and Black

Model: White and Black 2

Model: White and Black 3

Comments

Tools

Entities initial parameters

Model: Horse Racing

Temporal parameters

Model: Satellite Launch

External data entities

Import initial data

Import time series data

Model: My three rabbits

Exercises

Model: Rabbit Population

Model: Rabbit Population 2

Model: Rabbit Population 3

Model: Rabbit population 4

Model: Rabbit population 5

Model: Sweet candies

Model: Cheese shop

Model: Cheese Shop 2

Model: Formula 1 drivers

Model: Patients and hospitals

Model: Horse breeding

Model: Horse breeding 2

Model: Horse breeding 3

Model: Horse breeding 4

Model: Horse breeding 5

Model: Fighter aircraft

Model: Fighter Aircraft 2

Model: Fishing in three seas

Model: Fishing in three seas 2

Model: Fishing in three seas 3

Model: Fishing in three seas 4

Model: Fishing in three seas 5

Model: Gold Market

Model: Gold Market 2

Model: Gold Market 3

Model: Gold Market 4

Model: Eco Restaurant

Model: Beer Game