Simulation modeling decision support through belief networks

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 614-640

  Van Tol, Anthony A ^a   AbouRizk, Simaan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belief network; Intelligent agents; Planning; Resource allocation; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; ENCAPSULATION; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BELIEF NETWORK; EARTHMOVING OPERATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION MODEL; SIMULATION MODEL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33744547729     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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