All Outputs (4)

Investigating the flood responsiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises using agent-based modelling and simulation (2016)
Journal Article
Coates, G., Li, C., Wright, N., & Ahilan, S. (2016). Investigating the flood responsiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises using agent-based modelling and simulation. International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, 6(3), 627-635. https://doi.org/10.2495/safe-v6-n3-627-635

In recent years, flooding has caused major damage and disruption to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) resulting in significant losses to the economy. The effect of flooding on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is of particular importance given... Read More about Investigating the flood responsiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises using agent-based modelling and simulation.

Design and development of an agent-based model for business operations faced with flood disruption (2016)
Journal Article
Li, C., & Coates, G. (2016). Design and development of an agent-based model for business operations faced with flood disruption. International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, 11(2), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.2495/dne-v11-n2-97-106

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) constitute a major component of the United Kingdom’s economy, accounting for 99.9% of all private sector businesses and approximately 47% of annual turnover in 2014 [1]. However, these companies can suffer signific... Read More about Design and development of an agent-based model for business operations faced with flood disruption.

Optimising the time-based Design Structure Matrix using a Divide and Hybridise Algorithm (2016)
Journal Article
Cook, I., & Coates, G. (2016). Optimising the time-based Design Structure Matrix using a Divide and Hybridise Algorithm. Journal of Engineering Design, 27(4-6), 306-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/09544828.2016.1146236

Product design and development processes consist of inter-related activities required to be undertaken in an appropriate sequence to reduce the need for iteration and increase opportunities for concurrency. The design structure matrix (DSM) is one of... Read More about Optimising the time-based Design Structure Matrix using a Divide and Hybridise Algorithm.

Online optimization of casualty processing in major incident response: An experimental analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Wilson, D., Hawe, G., Coates, G., & Crouch, R. (2016). Online optimization of casualty processing in major incident response: An experimental analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, 252(1), 334-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.01.021

When designing an optimization model for use in mass casualty incident (MCI) response, the dynamic and uncertain nature of the problem environment poses a significant challenge. Many key problem parameters, such as the number of casualties to be proc... Read More about Online optimization of casualty processing in major incident response: An experimental analysis.