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SUMMARY:Agent-Based Simulation of Maritime Customs Processes - Neil YORKE-
 SMITH\, The Olayan School of Business American University of Beirut
DTSTART:20170622T130000Z
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CONTACT:Philip Woodall
DESCRIPTION:Clearing goods through customs is a step in the process for a 
 global supply chain.  Most customs jurisdictions have manifestations of co
 rruption.  Case studies in the literature report that corruption is not ea
 sily combated by policy changes\, and that reform policies can have\nunexp
 ected side-effects in practice.  Using agent-based simulation\, we study p
 otential anti-corruption policies in the maritime customs context.  We des
 cribe an agent-based simulation calibrated on the processes of an archetyp
 al Mediterranean container port\, and report insights gained about the cos
 ts and benefits of various reform policies. Results from the simulation mo
 del provide commentary on cases reported in the literature\, and offer nov
 el evaluation of policies involving process re-engineering.
LOCATION:Seminar room 3\, Institute for Manufacturing\, Cambridge
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