The Household Simulation Model (HHSM); a DES model focusing on understanding household food waste.

We present the most developed application of household food waste DES to date: the new Household Simulation Model (HHSM), a DES model focusing on understanding household food waste. The HHSM provides the flexibility to model a range of food items and includes many household dynamics that can affect food waste (e.g. purchasing, storage, consumption). The HHSM simulates a range of household types to reflect the diversity of the UK population.

In this deposit we provide:
1) A version of the HHSM to be used with ARENA Simulation Software version 15.1 (.doe)

2) The siman code of the HHSM.

The methodology and further description of the model can be found in the document Cansu Kandemir, Christian Reynolds, Quested Tom, Karen Fisher, Rachel Devine, Estelle Herszenhorn, S.C. Lenny Koh & David Evans (2020) Using discrete event simulation to explore food wasted in the home, Journal of Simulation, DOI: 10.1080/17477778.2020.1829515

For further published reading on the HHSM see:

https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Household Simulation Model Methodological Summary.pdf

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/224802772.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334277232_Household_food_waste_simulation_model_Investigation_of_interventions_for_staple_food_items_waste

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429462795/chapters/10.4324/9780429462795-25

http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/157413/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337827666_The_household_simulation_model_-_Investigation_of_innovations_to_reduce_meat_and_dairy_food_waste

https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19345.79206