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Simulating spatial dynamics and processes in a retail gasoline market: An agent-based modeling approach / Alison J. Heppenstall in Transactions in GIS, vol 17 n° 5 (October 2013)  

Public [article]  inTransactions in GIS > vol 17 n° 5 (October 2013) . - pp 661 - 682 Titre : Simulating spatial dynamics and processes in a retail gasoline market: An agent-based modeling approach Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Alison J. Heppenstall, Auteur ; Kirk Harland, Auteur ; Andrew N. Ross, Auteur ; Dan Olner, Auteur Année de publication : 2013 Article en page(s) : pp 661 - 682 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Analyse spatiale [Termes IGN] agent (intelligence artificielle) [Termes IGN] analyse spatiale [Termes IGN] consommation [Termes IGN] coût [Termes IGN] dynamique spatiale [Termes IGN] économie de marché [Termes IGN] modélisation spatiale [Termes IGN] pétrole [Termes IGN] processus spatial [Termes IGN] vente Résumé : (Auteur) Simulating the dynamics and processes within a spatially influenced retail market, such as the retail gasoline market, is a highly challenging research area. Current approaches are limited through their inability to model the impact of supplier or consumer behavior over both time and space. Agent-based models (ABMs) provide an alternative approach that overcomes these problems. We demonstrate how knowledge of retail pricing is extended by using a ‘hybrid’ model approach: an agent model for retailers and a spatial interaction model for consumers. This allows the issue of spatial competition between individual retailers to be examined in a way only accessible to agent-based models, allowing each model retailer autonomous control over optimizing their price. The hybrid model is shown to be successful at recreating spatial pricing dynamics at a national scale, simulating the effects of a rise in crude oil prices as well as accurately predicting which retailers were most susceptible to closure over a 10-year period. Numéro de notice : A2013-576 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1111/tgis.12027 Date de publication en ligne : 23/04/2013 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12027 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32712 [article]