In this paper we compare the ut i l i ty of different commitment strategies in planning. Under a "least commitment strategy", plans are represented as part ia l orders and operators are ordered only when interactions are detected. We investigate claims of the inherent advantages of planning w i t h part ia l orders, as compared to planning w i t h tota l orders. By focusing our analysis on the ...

The continued development of strategic planning processes in electric utilities is of utmost importance, given their increasingly complex, dynamic markets. Development will be blocked unless electric utilities begin developing and integrating other organization systems within their strategic planning processes to create "strategic support ·systems". This article describes three dimensions for a...

Nash Equilibrium is a central concept in game theory. It has been argued that playing Nash Equilibrium strategies is rational advice for agents involved in one-time strategic interactions captured by non-cooperative game theory. This essay discusses arguments for that position: von Neumann/Morgenstern’s argument for their minimax solution, the argument from self-enforcing agreements, the argume...