Posted by John Nagle on 05/21/07 03:48

ashore wrote:
> The application area I have in mind here is a crisis management/
> tracking/dispatch operation, in which there's a hierarchy of component
> steps comprising the collection of responses. (Ex: a storm, in which
> roads, bridges, waterways, telecommunications facilities, hospitals,
> etc., are affected, with distinct problems associated with each.)
>
> Kind of like a work breakdown structure, but somewhat more dynamic. I
> looked at some project management applications, but a cursory scan
> showed nothing like what we're discussing here -- although I can't
> imagine we're breaking new ground.

It's ancient technology, but look at MUMPS, the Massachusetts
General Hospital system from the 1970s.

John Nagle

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