Information Storage and Access in Decisionmaking Organizations

Abstract

Information storage and access in decisionmaking organizations is modelled using a Petri Net representation. A centralized and a decentralized database configuration are analyzed, and their impacts on the decisionmakers' workload are assessed. Organizational protocols are defined, and their criteria of acceptability presented. Protocols' key variables, minimum allowable input interarrival time, and response time are determined for two organizational structures: parallel and hierarchical. A numerical example suggests the use of timeliness as a third organizational attribute - the first two being workload and performance. It also demonstrates the importance of updating coordination in evaluating the organization's performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176173

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Ghassan J. Bajjani

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Command And Control
  • Computations
  • Contracts
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Theory
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Petri Nets
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Social Sciences
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.