Dynamics of resource closure operators

Abstract

We propose a framework for managing resources via convergent operators. Operators represent their need for a resource to a designated resource closure operator that manages the resource. We evaluate a specific design for a resource closure operator by simulation and demonstrate that the operator achieves a near-optimal balance between cost and value without using any model of the relationship between resources and behavior. Instead, the resource operator relies upon its control of the resource to perform experiments and react to their results. These experiments allow the operator to be highly adaptive to change and unexpected contingencies. © 2009 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.