SARPlan: A decision support system for Canadian search and rescue operations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 630-653

  Abi Zeid, Irène ^a   Frost, John R ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

^b Potomac Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints satisfaction; Decision support systems; Global optimization; Search and Rescue; Search theory

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PLANNING; PROBABILITY;

CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION; GEOGRAPHIC DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SEARCH AND RESCUE; SEARCH THEORY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 9544220671     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2003.10.029     Document Type: Article

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