摘要 |
A control system for real-time complex resource allocation with a geographically distributed real-time varying demand for resources is described. The control system comprises: a central control server (1) arranged to receive a resource request for provision of a mobile resource to a specified geographic location from a remotely located requester device (3); a central data store (4, 5) storing real-time resource information regarding a plurality of complex mobile resources, the resource information comprising the availability, current location and the next destination of each of the mobile resources; and a plurality of geographically-distributed local supply computers for controlling the location positioning of the plurality of mobile resources. Each local supply computer comprises: a local data store (6) storing, for each mobile resource being controlled by the local supply computer, a unique identifier. |