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Scharpff, J.C.D. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Volker, Leentje (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author)The next step in the use of innovative, dynamic and performance-based contracts for service delivery by contractors could be use of monetary incentives to stimulate self-regulation of the network. Because it is currently unclear how performance-based payments in network tenders can effectively encourage network members to coordinate their own...journal article 2020
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Scharpff, J.C.D. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Volker, Leentje (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author)This white paper describes the Road Maintenance Planning game, a game that simulates planning, coordination and execution of maintenance projects in the domain of infrastructural maintenance. In particular, the game models the dynamic contracting procedure of Volker et al. (2014), an innovative way of contracting public works to a team group of...other 2019
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Scharpff, J.C.D. (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author), Volker, L. (author), De Weerdt, M.M. (author)Scheduling of infrastructural maintenance poses a complex multi-agent problem. Commonly a central authority is responsible for the quality and throughput of the infrastructure, while the actual maintenance is performed by multiple self-interested contractors. Not only does the central authority have to (economically) incentivise agents to...conference paper 2013
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Scharpff, J. (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author), Volker, L. (author), De Weerdt, M.M. (author)We address efficient planning of maintenance activities in infrastructural networks, inspired by the real-world problem of servicing a highway network. A road authority is responsible for the quality, throughput and maintenance costs of the network, while the actual maintenance is performed by autonomous, third-party contractors. From a (multi...conference paper 2013