WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WSEIAC). COST- EFFECTIVENESS OPTIMIZATION.

Abstract

A discussion of optimization which amplifies the material in Volume II, Section IV is presented. Optimization principles, criteria and checklists, as well as a summary of various applicable techniques is included. A series of six examples are described covering a number of critical aspects of cost- effectiveness analysis is considerable detail. Treated in the examples are: (1) optimization of effectiveness based on reliability, maintainability, performance, and cost; (2) allocation of reliability requirements among subsystems; (3) payload allocation among three subsystems based on a fixed weight constraint; (4) determination of best checkout routine for a limited pre- launch test; (5) optimization of availability for a complex system; and (6) trade-off study between site hardening and dispersal for a missile system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0458586

Entities

People

  • F. H. Moxley Jr.
  • G. R. Herd

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Maintenance
  • Markov Chains
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operations Research
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Radar
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Weapon System Effectiveness
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design