918of26Figure4.Generalmethodfordevelopingautonomousdecision-makingmodel.6.ConclusionsThispaperpresentsamethodtobuildanautonomousdecision-makingmodel
whichisconsideredtobeimportantwithinthedevelopmentofdecentralizedgenerationanddemand-centeredprojectsinenergyandenvironmentalbeneï¬ciation.However
theapproachisgeneralizabletootherï¬eldsandcasestudiesbeyondthatpresentedhere.Thespeciï¬cPetri-netmustbedesignedgiventheunderstandingofthestakeholdersandprojectelementsinvolvedindecisionmaking
whichisperformedbydecomposingadecision-makingprocessintodiscreteeventsordecision-makingstagesasshowninFigure4.UsingPetri-netasatool
thedecision-makingstagesaretransformedintoasetofplace-transitionsorsimplePetri-netmodels
andthesesmallmodelsarecompiledtoconstructtheautonomousdecision-makingmodel.TheutilizationofPetri-nettorepresentdecision-makingmodelshelpsthedecision-makingprocesstobeanalyzedobjectivelyandimportantstagesofautonomousdecision-makingareprominentlyshown.Theseimportantstagesareidentiï¬edascriticalpointsofautonomousdecision-making.Acriticalpointisinï¬uencedbythestakeholdersâpropertiesanddeterminestheoutputofthemodel
orwhetherthemodelcanreachtheendofthenetworkornot.TheresultsofthispaperaregoingtobefurtheremployedforsimulationsbasedonthePetri-netmodel.TheutilizationofPetri-netinbuildingtheautonomousdecision-makingmodelisconsideredasoneoftheeffectivewaystoperformthemodelsimulationinthefuturestudy.Someofthestakeholdersâautonomouspropertiesidentiï¬edabovesuchasmotivation
leadership
andabilitytomanageinformation
aregoingtobeassigneddeterministicallytoeachstakeholderinvolvedinthedecision-makingprocessandvariousoutcomesfromthesimulationswillbeobservedinordertoidentifythekeyconditionssuitableforsuccessfullyachievinggoals.Acknowledgments:Theauthorsaregratefulforthecommentsandsuggestionsfromthreeanonymousreviewers.Theï¬rstauthorwouldliketoextendhergratitudetotheMinistryofEducation
Culture
Sports
ScienceandTechnology(MEXT)
Japan
forsupportingthisstudy.AuthorContributions:ThemanuscriptispreparedbyNikenPrilandita
underthesupervisionofTetsuoTezukaandBenjaminMcLellan
whoassistedinco-authoringandimprovingpaper.Conï¬ictsofInterest:Theauthorsdeclarenoconï¬ictofinterest.