Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience
This paper proposes a conceptual model to simulate the response of sociotechnical systems to crisis. The model draws on a concept of “sociotechnical resilience” as the theoretical framework, which underscores the hybrid nature of sociotechnical systems. Revolving around the notion of transformabilit...
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| description | This paper proposes a conceptual model to simulate the response of sociotechnical systems to crisis. The model draws on a concept of “sociotechnical resilience” as the theoretical framework, which underscores the hybrid nature of sociotechnical systems. Revolving around the notion of transformability, the concept considers sociotechnical resilience to be constitutive of three fundamental attributes, namely, informational relations, sociomaterial structures, and anticipatory practices. Our model aims to capture the complex interactions within a sociotechnical system during a recovery process by incorporating these core attributes in the operational units embedded in a multilevel directed acyclic graph, information networks, and recovery strategies. Furthermore, the model emphasizes specifically the role of informational configuration during a disruption. We introduce two recovery strategies in our simulation, namely, random recovery and informed recovery. The former represents the unprepared responses to crisis, while the latter incorporates the reporting process to support the command centre in making optimum decisions. The simulation results suggest the importance of system flexibility to allow structural reconfiguration at the organizational level. Our proposed model complements the theoretical principles of sociotechnical resilience while laying a practical foundation of sociotechnical modeling for resilience enhancement in real-world settings. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1457862023-03-05T16:28:23Z Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience Tantri, Fredy Amir, Sulfikar Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS) School of Social Sciences Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management Social sciences::Sociology Directed Graphs Information Services This paper proposes a conceptual model to simulate the response of sociotechnical systems to crisis. The model draws on a concept of “sociotechnical resilience” as the theoretical framework, which underscores the hybrid nature of sociotechnical systems. Revolving around the notion of transformability, the concept considers sociotechnical resilience to be constitutive of three fundamental attributes, namely, informational relations, sociomaterial structures, and anticipatory practices. Our model aims to capture the complex interactions within a sociotechnical system during a recovery process by incorporating these core attributes in the operational units embedded in a multilevel directed acyclic graph, information networks, and recovery strategies. Furthermore, the model emphasizes specifically the role of informational configuration during a disruption. We introduce two recovery strategies in our simulation, namely, random recovery and informed recovery. The former represents the unprepared responses to crisis, while the latter incorporates the reporting process to support the command centre in making optimum decisions. The simulation results suggest the importance of system flexibility to allow structural reconfiguration at the organizational level. Our proposed model complements the theoretical principles of sociotechnical resilience while laying a practical foundation of sociotechnical modeling for resilience enhancement in real-world settings. National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability Published version This work is an outcome of the Future Resilient Systems project at the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), which was funded by the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF) under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) programme (FI 370074011). 2021-01-08T01:15:27Z 2021-01-08T01:15:27Z 2019 Journal Article Tantri, F., & Amir, S. (2019). Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience. Complexity, 2019, 7950629-. doi:10.1155/2019/7950629 1076-2787 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145786 10.1155/2019/7950629 2019 en FI 370074011 Complexity © 2019 Fredy Tantri and Sulfikar Amir. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Sociology Directed Graphs Information Services Tantri, Fredy Amir, Sulfikar Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title | Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title_full | Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title_fullStr | Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title_short | Modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| title_sort | modeling a simulation for sociotechnical resilience |
| topic | Social sciences::Sociology Directed Graphs Information Services |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145786 |
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