Industrial Engineering Journal ›› 2012, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (6): 132-138.

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An Analysis of Swift Trust in Disaster Relief Teams Based on the Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

  

  1. 1. School of Transportation & Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; 2. School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
  • Online:2012-12-31 Published:2013-01-15

Abstract: Swift trust in disaster relief team can solve the problem of poor coordination in rescue such that the efficiency and effectiveness of the rescue can be improved. Thus, swift trust in disaster relief team is a hot topic in disaster management. Swift trust and the relationship between it and the factors that have effect on it are analyzed in the light of organization and individual levels. By introducing fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) theory, whole fuzzy cognitive map of swift trust in disaster relief team is built. Then, based on the dynamic characteristics of swift trust, analysis is carried out by using the reasoning mechanism of FCM. Results show that swift trust in disaster relief team is a high level of initial trust. There are two trends in its development: one is the stable development, and the other is a process of trust declining and trust repairing/ reconstruction.

Key words: swift trust, fuzzy cognitive map, disaster relief team