scholarly journals Emergency management at sea: A decision support system for Search and Rescue operations

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nicola Bellantuono ◽  
Pietro Camarda ◽  
Paola Caneva ◽  
Stefano Lisi ◽  
Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Support System ◽  
Search And Rescue

A Distributed Scenario-Based Decision Support System for Robust Decision-Making in Complex Situations

2013 ◽  
pp. 213-231
Author(s):  
Tina Comes ◽  
Niek Wijngaards ◽  
Michael Hiete ◽  
Claudine Conrado ◽  
Frank Schultmann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Distributed System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Irrelevant Information ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Processing Information ◽  
Flexible Adaptation

Decision-making in emergency management is a challenging task as the consequences of decisions are considerable, the threatened systems are complex and information is often uncertain. This paper presents a distributed system facilitating better-informed decision-making in strategic emergency management. The construction of scenarios provides a rationale for collecting, organising, and processing information. The set of scenarios captures the uncertainty of the situation and its developments. The relevance of scenarios is ensured by gearing the scenario construction to assessing alternatives, thus avoiding time-consuming processing of irrelevant information. The scenarios are constructed in a distributed setting allowing for a flexible adaptation of reasoning (principles and processes) to both the problem at hand and the information available. This approach ensures that each decision can be founded on a coherent set of scenarios. The theoretical framework is demonstrated in a distributed decision support system by orchestrating experts into workflows tailored to each specific decision.

A Distributed Scenario-Based Decision Support System for Robust Decision-Making in Complex Situations

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Comes ◽  
Niek Wijngaards ◽  
Michael Hiete ◽  
Claudine Conrado ◽  
Frank Schultmann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Support System ◽  
Irrelevant Information ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Processing Information ◽  
Flexible Adaptation ◽  
Distributed Decision

Decision-making in emergency management is a challenging task as the consequences of decisions are considerable, the threatened systems are complex and information is often uncertain. This paper presents a distributed system facilitating better-informed decision-making in strategic emergency management. The construction of scenarios provides a rationale for collecting, organising, and processing information. The set of scenarios captures the uncertainty of the situation and its developments. The relevance of scenarios is ensured by gearing the scenario construction to assessing alternatives, thus avoiding time-consuming processing of irrelevant information. The scenarios are constructed in a distributed setting allowing for a flexible adaptation of reasoning (principles and processes) to both the problem at hand and the information available. This approach ensures that each decision can be founded on a coherent set of scenarios. The theoretical framework is demonstrated in a distributed decision support system by orchestrating experts into workflows tailored to each specific decision.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Logic in Selection of Maritime Search and Rescue Units

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Marzena Malyszko
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Support System ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Maritime Search And Rescue ◽  
Selection Of

The article discusses methods of ships assessment when determining their suitability for search and rescue action (SAR) at sea. Selection of the most preferable ships is one of the action planning elements. Due to various construction and equipment the civilian ships can only perform rescue task to a certain degree. According to the Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), many parameters and data have to be compared in order to create a ranking of vessels ordered according to the coordinator’s preferences. When data are missing, incomplete or uncertain, a similar effect can be obtained using fuzzy logic. The author discussed the nature of the criteria, evaluation methods and presented a simulation of a ship study using fuzzy logic. The author developed fuzzy rules and presented the principle of operation of the controller. The article deals with the main principles of a decision support system (DSS) for the selection of ships in SAR operations.

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