?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4473%2F&rft.title=Division+of+Labour+and+Social+Coordination+Modes%3A+A+Simple+Simulation+Model&rft.creator=Egidi%2C+M.&rft.creator=Marengo%2C+L.&rft.description=This+paper+presents+a+preliminary+investigation+of+the+relationship+between+the+process+of+functional+division+of+labour+and+the+modes+in+which+activities+and+plans+are+coordinated.+We+consider+a+very+simple+production+process%3A+a+given+heap+of+bank-notes+has+to+be+counted+by+a+group+of+accountants.+Because+of+limited+individual+capabilities+and%2For+the+possibilities+of+mistakes+and+external+disturbances%2C+the+task+has+to+be+divided+among+several+accountants+and+a+hierarchical+coordination+problem+arises.+%0D%0A%0D%0AWe+can+imagine+several+different+ways+of+socially+implementing+coordination+of+divided+tasks%3A+(1)+a+central+planner+can+compute+the+optimal+architecture+of+the+system%3B+(2)+a+central+planner+can+promote+quantity+adjustments+by+moving+accountants+from+hierarchical+levels+where+there+exist+idle+resources+to+levels+where+resources+are+insufficient%3B+(3)+quasi-market+mechanisms+can+use+quantity+or+price+signals+for+promoting+decentralized+adjustments.+By+means+of+a+simple+simulation+model%2C+based+on+Genetic+Algorithms+and+Classifiers+Systems%2C+we+can+study+the+dynamic+efficiency+properties+of+each+coordination+mode+and+in+particular+their+capability%2C+speed+and+cost+of+adaptation+to+changing+environmental+situations+(i.e.+variations+of+the+size+of+the+task+and%2For+variations+of+agents'+capabilities).+Such+interesting+issues+as+returns+to+scale%2C+specialization+and+workers+exploitation+can+be+easily+studied+in+the+same+model.&rft.publisher=WP-95-125&rft.date=1995-12&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4473%2F1%2FWP-95-125.pdf&rft.identifier=++Egidi%2C+M.+%26+Marengo%2C+L.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1433.html%3E++(1995).++Division+of+Labour+and+Social+Coordination+Modes%3A+A+Simple+Simulation+Model.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-95-125+++++