In this paper, we present a simulation model specifically for investigating formal and informal organisational structures. CAVALIER-NPA (Networks of Planning Agents) is an agent-based simulation written in Java, where agents can communicate and do BDI-based planning. We describe a simple experiment which explores the impact of planning time, communications delays, and workload sharing on a simple mission. Analysis of the experimental results underlines the importance of efficient communication, the balance between planning and reactive behaviour, and the benefits of workload sharing within informal organisational networks.
Citation:
Anthony Dekker, Lavindra de Silva, "Investigating Organisational Structures with Networks of Planning Agents," cimca, pp.25, International Conference on Computational Inteligence for Modelling Control and Automation and International Conference on Intelligent Agents Web Technologies and International Commerce (CIMCA'06), 2006