Fig. 7: Schematic diagram and experimental results of grid simulation.
From: Optimising self-organised volunteer efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

a Schematic diagram of a simplified version 3-by-3 grid simulation. After task value changes from the original state, agents are assigned optimally to the observed top value tasks in a centralised step (case 1). In contrast, agents move to the task with the highest value nearby in a self-organised step (case 2). b Comparisons of NCEs and effectiveness scores under different observable demand rates (\({\upkappa}\)). c Comparison among organisational speeds and effectiveness scores in different schemes. Each dashed line connects groups with the same random values and observable demand rates.