Small world network model of personal consumption: Demand-side management in an expert system

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 632-644

  Silver, Steven D ^a   Cowans, Phillip ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback in dynamics of expert systems; Information use in consumption; Personal consumption in expert systems; Small world networks; Stochastic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MODEL STRUCTURES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STABILIZERS (AGENTS);

(PL) PROPERTIES; (R ,S ,S) POLICY; BUDGET ALLOCATION; DECISION MAKER (DM); DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM); ELSEVIER (CO); INDIVIDUAL AGENTS; NETWORK PARAMETERS; PERSONAL CONSUMPTION; SMALL WORLD (SW) NETWORKS; SYSTEM MODELLING; WELFARE MAXIMIZING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 44949107370     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.07.058     Document Type: Article

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