ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS FOR COMMAND POST INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Abstract

This report attempts to clarify issues concerning the organization and functions of command post information systems (CPIS). The purpose of the report is to provide system designers with a better understanding of factors which influence the operation of a CPIS and which constrain system design alternatives. A CPIS is viewed as one of four systems making up a command post -- the others being a command system, a weapon system, and a support system. The Air Force organization is discussed in the light of this concept, with special emphasis being placed on the relationship of the Air Force to the Unified Commands and the L systems. The insights gained from this analysis are incorporated into a conceptual model. This model provides the system designer with a conceptual framework for designing an integrated CPIS. An evaluation model, permitting the system designer to test certain design alternatives has been suggested as an extension of the conceptual model. It is felt that application of these models by a system designer will greatly facilitate the design of a CPIS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0603969

Entities

Organizations

  • AAI Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Combat Readiness
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Defense Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.