Development of a Scenario-Based Approach to Simulation Games Management
2021
Jana Bikovska

Defending
06.12.2021. 14:30, https://rtucloud1.zoom.us/j/98284534733

Supervisor
Gaļina Merkurjeva

Reviewers
Jānis Grundspeņķis, Artis Teilāns, Gerrit K. Janssens

The Doctoral Thesis is elaborated in the field of scenario-based simulation game management. The research object is business simulation games. The research subject is methods of generating, simulating and management of business simulation game dynamic scenarios, as well as their application in the learning process. The aim of the thesis is to develop an integrated approach to the generation, modelling and management of dynamic scenarios of simulation games, which ensures the management of simulation games in accordance with the study content. The essence of simulation games and their role in the learning process is studied, their advantages and disadvantages are identified. The concept of simulation game scenarios is developed that enables efficient game management by using formal methods. An integrated approach to simulation game scenario management is developed and the procedure for scenario generation, simulation and control; as well as its implementation mechanisms, are described. The developed integrated scenario management approach is applied in the ECLIPS supply chain management game and the ILMG logistics management game. For ECLIPS game, a conceptual model of the supply chain and its echelons operation algorithms are developed in accordance with periodic and continuous inventory management strategies; performance indicators are described to assess and compare the effectiveness of different scenarios; game scenario management tool is developed that allows simulating and experimentally evaluating scenarios before they are offered to students. An agent-based framework for scenario management in ILMG is developed. A game management agent is implemented that ensures the generation of scenarios, as well as an agent - a virtual player that provides simulation of the generated scenario and allows evaluating the scenarios before they are integrated into a certain study course.


Keywords
Biznesa imitējošās spēles, scenārijos sakņotā imitējošo spēļu vadība, loģistikas un piegādes ķēdes spēles
DOI
10.7250/9789934226885

Bikovska, Jana. Development of a Scenario-Based Approach to Simulation Games Management. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2021. 100 p.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)
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