Decision Support Solutions
IEM decision support solutions help leaders chart the best course of action based on a large and ever-changing set of circumstances. We have developed robust decision support systems that customers use to produce scientifically defensible recommendations for courses of action. These solutions are particularly valuable to decision-makers who need to take real-time data and quickly make decisions in response to a threat or emergency.
Our commitment - Quantitative Emergency Management™ (QEM®)
IEM has also pioneered internal decision support solutions that help customers analyze complex circumstances and determine options that demonstrate the most value—before a crisis or disaster happens. Our Quantitative Emergency Management™, or QEM®, describes both a specialized set of simulation tools developed by IEM as well as our overarching commitment to place risk management on a solid, scientific foundation. QEM models the behavior of a particular hazard, the emergency response system in place, and the social behavior of the population during a response. With this information QEM can calculate the risk and the impact of various protection strategies on reducing that risk.
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The strength of IEM's decision support solutions comes from incorporating existing, known data with state-of-the-art modeling, then synthesizing the data into useable formats that can support decision-makers directly, eliminating the requirement for an additional layer of data interpretation.
