Title
Resource conflict detection and removal strategy for nondeterministic emergency response processes using Petri nets
Abstract
AbstractCorrectness of an emergency response process specification is critical to emergency mission success. Therefore, errors in the specification should be detected and corrected at build-time. In this paper, we propose a resource conflict detection approach and removal strategy for emergency response processes constrained by resources and time. In this kind of emergency response process, there are two timing functions representing the minimum and maximum execution time for each activity, respectively, and many activities require resources to be executed. Based on the RT_ERP_Net, the earliest time to start each activity and the ideal execution time of the process can be obtained. To detect and remove the resource conflicts in the process, the conflict detection algorithms and a priority-activity-first resolution strategy are given. In this way, real execution time for each activity is obtained and a conflict-free RT_ERP_Net is constructed by adding virtual activities. By experiments, it is proved that the resolution strategy proposed can shorten the execution time of the whole process to a great degree.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1080/17517575.2014.986215
Periodicals
Keywords
Field
DocType
emergency response process,resource conflict detection,resource preparation time,priority-activity-first strategy,Petri nets,conflict-free net
Response process,Petri net,Nondeterministic algorithm,Computer science,Correctness,Real-time computing,Execution time
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
7
1751-7575
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.48
29
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Qingtian Zeng124243.67
Cong Liu212814.67
Hua Duan311019.58