Title :
Simulation modelling: the link between change management panaceas
Author :
Currie, Wendy ; Hlupic, Vlatka
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst. & Comput., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
Although change management panaceas have been widely discussed in the business and management literature for several decades, not many publications address the role of simulation modeling in supporting these panaceas. This paper investigates four management innovation and change programs: TQM (total quality management), JIT (just in time), BPR (business process re-engineering) and process innovation and discusses how simulation modeling could increase their effectiveness. These change management approaches are compared and contrasted and the applicability of simulation modeling to support the principles of these methods is investigated. It is argued that simulation could be viewed as a missing link between these approaches
Keywords :
business data processing; digital simulation; management of change; quality management; systems re-engineering; BPR; JIT; TQM; business process re-engineering; change management; just in time; management innovation programs; simulation modelling; total quality management; Business process re-engineering; Computational modeling; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Context modeling; Costs; Innovation management; Manufacturing processes; Technological innovation; Total quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2000. Proceedings. Winter
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2000.899202
