| Article ID: | iaor1995243 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Volume: | 51 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 315 |
| End Page Number: | 325 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1994 |
| Journal: | Annals of Operations Research |
| Authors: | Dai Jianshe, Wang Shuning, Yang Xiaoyin |
| Keywords: | emergencies |
In all fields of human society, occasional emergencies are almost inevitable. Once an emergency occurs, rapid and proper decision making is required. The purpose of this paper is to explore the design and development of computerized support systems for emergency decision making (EDM). First the characteristics of EDM problems are examined. Then, in view of limited human computer rationality, requirements for a computerized support system for EDM are determined. A conceptual structure for knowledge-based distributed emergency decision support systems is proposed. Finally, a prototype system for safety protection and disaster response in coal mines, developed using the proposed structure, is briefly described.