SIMALL: Emotional BDI Model for Customer Simulation in a Mall

Modeling customer behavior and exploring the motivations that drive their actions within a shopping mall is the subject of study in multiple works, which has generated new theories in marketing and related areas. However, seen from a computational perspective, the modeling of this system is complex...

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Authors: Valencia, Daniel S., Serrano, Jairo E., Gonzalez, Enrique
Format: article
Status:Draft version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Colombia
Institution:Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Repository:Repositorio Institucional UTB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/12179
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/12179
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Agent-based simulator
Customer simulation
Emotional BDI
Mall simulation
Purchasing intention
Shopping centers
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Summary:Modeling customer behavior and exploring the motivations that drive their actions within a shopping mall is the subject of study in multiple works, which has generated new theories in marketing and related areas. However, seen from a computational perspective, the modeling of this system is complex given its emergent behavioral nature. In this paper, we propose a decision support model through a simulation implemented with multi-agent systems emphasizing the emotional BDI model and fuzzy logic decision making. This simulator is used to recognize improvement opportunities for businesses operation within a shopping mall. © 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.