Two-stage descriptive-plus-simulation modeling framework for Employment Service local office operations¶
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Description¶
The report proposes a two-stage modeling framework: a descriptive model capturing office activities, priorities and flows, and a simulation model built on it that adds statistics-gathering. As printed, "The descriptive model indicates the placement activities of an Employment Service local office, the priorities placed on these activities, and the relationships between them." The simulation model "represents the behavior of an Employment Service local office during an entire day of operation, in accordance with well-defined parameters established in the descriptive model," generating statistics on waiting times and staff time use across simulated days.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- A descriptive model of the office's activities, priorities and interrelationships must be established before simulation
Constraints¶
- Unemployment Insurance functions are ignored; the model contains placement functions only
- Some activities of the Salt Lake office are not represented, and assumptions such as no interviewer clustering limit which office types the model describes without modification
Target Learners¶
- Employment Service local office managers and planners
Target Learning Objectives¶
- Understanding office system dynamics and the consequences of resource-allocation decisions
Claims¶
Related Theories¶
Examples¶
- Local office simulation model with nine statistical output reports
- Use simulation as a non-threatening alternative to direct experimentation when testing office reorganizations
- Match the input-parameter estimation method (managerial estimates vs. time study) to the accuracy the simulation purpose requires
Key Sources¶
- Cohen, Malcolm S. (1975). A Study of On-Line Use of Job Information in Employment Service Local Offices. Volume II: A Simulation Study. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED115779
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Two-stage descriptive-plus-simulation modeling framework for Employment Service local office operations |
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The report proposes a two-stage modeling framework: a descriptive model capturing office activities, priorities and flows, and a simulation model built on it that adds statistics-gathering. |
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