In this paper we introduce an agent-based framework which can be used in a dynamic transport planning environent. Incidents are managed at two levels: a tactical level and an operational level. Agents generating multi-vehicle plans belong to the tactical level, whereas agents operating vehicles belong to the operational level. Agents at both levels are equipped with incident management techniqu...

November-December 2012  MILITARY REVIEW Major Ben Zweibelson is currently the 1-2 Cavalry Regiment operations officer in Vilseck, Germany. He is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, having recently served with NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, where he led operational level planning efforts that fused design theory with detailed planning. He holds an M.A. from Louisiana State University, an MMA...

This paper argues that the use of AI planning techniques with existing Workflow Management Systems can improve overall system functionality and help to automate the definition of business processes. It is based on a short study carried out at BT Research Laboratories as part of a larger programme that aims to provide technologies for a new generation of business support systems. An initial over...

This paper proposes a trajectory planning and tracking approach for bilinear systems that approximate weakly nonlinear systems, based on orthogonal functions and especially the use of operational integration and product matrices. These operational tools allow the conversion of a bilinear differential state equation into an algebraic one depending on initial and final conditions. Arranging and s...

Continuing growth in urban travel demand inevitably leads to a need for more physical capacity within the transportation system. However, limited financial resources, high construction costs, environmental considerations, long timelines, and an increasingly complex regulatory process have essentially rendered capacity-adding projects to be actions of last resort. Before such projects are undert...

considerable investments have been made in establishing wastewater treatment plants (wwtps). however, evaluation of the performance of plants during recent years, when more wwtps have become operational, shows that effluent quality criteria were not met in many instances. preliminary assessment of the operational problems of wwtps in iran disclosed that numerous factors affect this issue of eff...

Planning military operations is arguably the most complex and critical activity undertaken by any modern organisation. Equipment and supplies are expensive, errors can be deadly and affect the sovereignty of nations, operational tempo is high and small details can sometimes make all the difference. This paper describes an R&D program being undertaken by Command and Control Division (C2D) of DST...

Planning, or making decisions for the evolution of the European air traffic management system (EATMS) involves a careful evaluation of alternative scenarios, from various perspectives: technical, operational, economic, or even environmental. This assessment is often carried out through experimentations, in which modeling and simulation contribute significantly, by reducing the turn−around time ...

This paper describes requirements for an integrated supply chain system simulator with the focus on production activities within the system. This paper includes the following contents: (1) Identification of supply chain planning problems over various operational strategies, (2) Operational strategy for supply chain management, and (3) Requirements and design issues for a generic supply chain si...