Adaptive-agent based Simulation Model to Study Diffusion of Ecoinnovation Strategies
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to understand and study sustainable product development using a systems approach. This paper focuses on the development of the "Factor X" model to study diffusion of eco-innovation strategies. The concept of "Factor X" is qualitatively similar to the concepts of eco-efficiency and dematerialization with an added quantitative edge. It focuses on reducing the environmental impact of economic activities in quantitative terms such as reducing environmental impacts by a factor of 4 or factor of 10, etc. In the real world, artifacts interact with each other to form a web structure (known as artifact system (AS)), which has its own laws of evolution. We have implemented the "Factor X" framework through an adaptive agent based simulation (AABS) model to study the implications of different AS scenarios (achieved by setting system defining parameters) on the propagation and extent of diffusion of eco-innovation strategies. Copyright © 2002 by ASME.
Recommended Citation
R. Rai and V. Allada, "Adaptive-agent based Simulation Model to Study Diffusion of Ecoinnovation Strategies," ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2002, vol. 2, pp. 495 - 503, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dec 2002.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Agent based simulation; Factor X; Sustainable product development
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-079183621-7
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2002
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant DMI #9900226