Graham Coates
Evaluating the operational resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises to flooding using a computational modelling and simulation approach: a case study of the 2007 flood in Tewkesbury
Coates, Graham; Alharbi, Meshal; Li, Chunhui; Ahilan, Sangaralingam; Wright, Nigel
Authors
Meshal Alharbi
Chunhui Li
Sangaralingam Ahilan
Nigel Wright
Abstract
The resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to disruptive events is significant as this highly prevalent category of business forms the economic backbone in developed countries. This article provides an overview of the application of a computational modelling and simulation approach to evaluate SMEs' operational resilience to flooding based on combinations of structural and procedural mitigation measures that may be implemented to improve their premises' resistance to flooding and safeguard their business continuity. The approach integrates flood modelling and simulation with agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) within a modelled geographical environment. SMEs are modelled as agents based on findings of semi-structured interviews with SMEs that have experienced flooding or are at risk of flooding. In this paper, the ABMS has been applied to a new case study of the major flood event of 2007 in Tewkesbury. Furthermore, to enable an evaluation of the operational resilience of manufacturing SMEs in terms of the relative effectiveness of flood mitigation measures, a new coefficient based on production loss is introduced. Results indicate structural mitigation measures are more effective than procedural measures. While this result is intuitive, the approach provides a means of evaluating the relative effectiveness of combinations of mitigation measures that SMEs may implement to enhance their operational resilience to flooding.
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Coates, G., Alharbi, M., Li, C., Ahilan, S., & Wright, N. (2020). Evaluating the operational resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises to flooding using a computational modelling and simulation approach: a case study of the 2007 flood in Tewkesbury. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2168), Article 20190210. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0210
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 9, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 17, 2020 |
Publication Date | Feb 17, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Feb 26, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 26, 2020 |
Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. |
Print ISSN | 1364-503X |
Electronic ISSN | 1471-2962 |
Publisher | The Royal Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 378 |
Issue | 2168 |
Article Number | 20190210 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0210 |
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