A Dynamic Delphi Process Utilizing a Modified Thurstone Scaling Method: Collaborative Judgement in Emergency Response

@inproceedings{citeulike:2713501, abstract = {In an extreme event or major disaster, very often there are both alternative actions that might be considered and far more requests for actions than can be executed immediately. The relative desirability of each option for action could be a collaborative expression of a significant number of emergency managers and experts trying to manage the most desirable alternatives at any given time, in real time. Delphi characteristics can satisfy these needs given that anyone can vote or change their vote on any two options, and voting and scaling are used to promote a group understanding. Further utilized with Thurstone's Law of Comparative Judgment, a group decision or the range of acceptability a group is willing to consent to, can be calculated and utilized as a means of producing the best decision. A ubiquitous system for expeditious real-time decision making by large virtual teams in emergency response environments is described.}, author = {White, Connie and Turoff, Murray and Van de Walle, Bartel}, booktitle = {Proceedings ISCRAM 2007}, citeulike-article-id = {2713501}, editor = {Van de Walle, B. and Burghardt, P. and Nieuwenhuis, C.}, institution = {ISCRAM}, keywords = {crisis-management, decision-making, disaster-response, iscram, iscram2007}, posted-at = {2008-04-24 17:49:32}, priority = {2}, title = {A Dynamic Delphi Process Utilizing a Modified Thurstone Scaling Method: Collaborative Judgement in Emergency Response}, url = {http://www.iscram.org/dmdocuments/ISCRAM2007/Proceedings/Pages_7_15_01GENE_04_A_A_Dynamic.pdf}, year = {2007} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:2713501 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2713501 N2 - In an extreme event or major disaster, very often there are both alternative actions that might be considered and far more requests for actions than can be executed immediately. The relative desirability of each option for action could be a collaborative expression of a significant number of emergency managers and experts trying to manage the most desirable alternatives at any given time, in real time. Delphi characteristics can satisfy these needs given that anyone can vote or change their vote on any two options, and voting and scaling are used to promote a group understanding. Further utilized with Thurstone’s Law of Comparative Judgment, a group decision or the range of acceptability a group is willing to consent to, can be calculated and utilized as a means of producing the best decision. A ubiquitous system for expeditious real-time decision making by large virtual teams in emergency response environments is described. TI - A Dynamic Delphi Process Utilizing a Modified Thurstone Scaling Method: Collaborative Judgement in Emergency Response T2 - Proceedings ISCRAM 2007 KW - crisis-management KW - decision-making KW - disaster-response KW - iscram KW - iscram2007 AU - White, Connie AU - Turoff, Murray AU - Van de Walle, Bartel A2 - Van de Walle, B A2 - Burghardt, P A2 - Nieuwenhuis, C PY - 2007/// UR - http://www.iscram.org/dmdocuments/ISCRAM2007/Proceedings/Pages_7_15_01GENE_04_A_A_Dynamic.pdf ER -