This paper discussed possible application of soft computing methods in uncertainty management of the HR component in steel industry during automation period. It explained the importance of HR, the concept of uncertainty management and risk. Risk assessment map of Rourkela Steel Plant is...

Purpose – To draw attention to a philosophical vacuum underlying the current emphasis on risk assessment. Design/methodology/approach – Definitions of chance, probability and risk are drawn from the literature and the development of risk assessment is surveyed historically. A critique of the...