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Universal Asset Assessment System Based on Excel
Proceedings of the IEEE 6th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS) (2011, Prague, Czech Republic)
  • George Markowsky, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

At the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security the author presented a paper entitled "Comparing Apples to Oranges" which showed the fundamental problem of ranking assets on multiple-factors. In particular, the talk showed that programs like Carver2 cannot consistently order targets. In particular, the author contends that using a spreadsheet such as Excel™ permits users to do as good a job of assessing targets more dedicated systems. To improve the usefulness of Excel™ for target selection, the author has written a module that permits the spreadsheet to identify Condorcet cycles so that users will get a more realistic understanding of the vulnerability of their various assets. This paper describes the theoretical basis for this module and illustrates its operation. This module is available from the author.

Meeting Name
IEEE 6th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems, IDAACS 2011 (2011: Sep. 15-17, Prague, Czech Republic)
Department(s)
Computer Science
Keywords and Phrases
  • component,
  • Condorcet cycles,
  • consistent decisions,
  • Multiple factors,
  • target selection,
  • Data acquisition,
  • Fruits,
  • Spreadsheets,
  • Risk assessment,
  • target ranking
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1457714238
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
9-1-2011
Publication Date
01 Sep 2011
Disciplines
Citation Information
George Markowsky. "Universal Asset Assessment System Based on Excel" Proceedings of the IEEE 6th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS) (2011, Prague, Czech Republic) Vol. 2 (2011) p. 747 - 752
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/george-markowsky/12/