Abstract
As a technique for verifying the improvement of workplace productivity, behavioral simulation using the multi-agent model is considered to be effective. The purpose of this study is to obtain a contributing knowledge to the study of the workplace productivity improvement by using human behavior simulation. Performing a sensitivity analysis about informal communication can be considered to be meaningful. In this study, analysis tool that simulates the behavior of workers intended for office space has been constructed using artisoc was used. Preliminary calculations were made by the office layout in the actual building. Survey of this building was analysed. The largest amount of informal communication was between sitter and migrant by survey analysis. The amount of informal communication of per person per day between sitter and migrant and between migrant and migrant was 0.75h. Office layout in this actual building was a galleried corridor type. Sensitivity analysis in the standard model plan has been made. Sensitivity analysis target is as follows. Position of the copy machine, the orientation of the desk, the location of the meeting room, the presence or absence of the partition, such as the corridor type of sensitivity.
This study was obtained the following knowledge. The number of occurrences of informal communication was greater in the case of a galleried corridor type. The cases that copy machine are aggregated in the office floor, it was less the number of occurrences of informal communication. The location of two copy machines were compared aggregate position with segregate, therefore informal communication amount of the segregate position were more often than that of the aggregate. If the movement amount of the agent is increased, it will be suggested to contribute to an increase in informal communication amount.
