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This paper shows how to simulate and evaluate disaster response plans and in particular the process and the organization set up in such situations. We consider, as a case study, the tsunami resolution plan of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We firstly examine the process model corresponding to this plan by defining three scenarios and analyzing simulations built on top of them. Then, we study the agent organizational structure involved in the plan by analyzing the role graph of actors and notably the power, coordination and control relations among them according to the Grossi framework. These evaluations provide recommendations to improve the response plan.
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The power dimension defines the task delegation pattern; the coordination dimension concerns the flow of knowledge within the organization; and the control dimension between agent A and agent B means that agent A has to monitor agent B’s activities and possibly take over the unaccomplished tasks of agent B.
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Le, N.T.T., Hanachi, C., Stinckwich, S., Ho, T.V. (2015). Combining Process Simulation and Agent Organizational Structure Evaluation in Order to Analyze Disaster Response Plans. In: Jezic, G., Howlett, R., Jain, L. (eds) Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 38. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19728-9_5
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