Simulated Decision Learning in a Multiactor Setting

• Authors: Viveca Asproth , Stig Holmberg , Ulrica Löfstedt
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The idea of decision analysis-and subsequent learning from the outcomes-is old within Operational Research. Here this approach to continuous improvement of decision outcomes is put one step further within the area of crisis and disaster management. This is done by introducing multiactors making simultaneous decisions with just partial information about each other. Further, decision outcomes are achieved from a simulation model rather than from the real object system.

Keywords

EN

Multi Layered Systems; Anticipation; Retardation; Learning; Simulation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Organizacija
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 136-145

Dates

published

2010-05-01

online

2010-06-09

Contributors

author

Viveca Asproth

• ITM / Informatics, Mid Sweden University, 83125 ÖSTERSUND, Sweden

author

Stig Holmberg

• ITM / Informatics, Mid Sweden University, 83125 ÖSTERSUND, Sweden

author

Ulrica Löfstedt

• ITM / Informatics, Mid Sweden University, 83125 ÖSTERSUND, Sweden

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10051-010-0014-1