A Probabilistic Formulation of Problem of Optimal Search for a Lost Person

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43069-025-00452-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43069-025-00452-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43069-025-00452-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s43069-025-00452-x</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A Probabilistic Formulation of Problem of Optimal Search for a Lost Person

Original language description

This paper deals with a simple probabilistic description of some issues related to searching for a missing person.They concern at least two interesting points of the application of mathematics in managerial decision-making. First, we propose the use of Bayes’ rule to recalculate the probability of a lost person location based on additional information. Next, the optimal ordering of searched areas is determined that minimizes the average (expected) search time. Finally, the proposed solutions is illustrated with several artificial examples.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10102 - Applied mathematics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Operations Research Forum

ISSN

26622556

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

6

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

52

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105002901919