SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND POLICY PLANNING: APPLICATIONS IN DEFENSE

Abstract

The report examines the present and future usefulness of systems analysis as an approach to policy planning, particularly in matters of national security. The study considers the basic concepts of systems analysis, including the problem of selecting operationally useful objectives, measures of their attainment, and criteria; the treatment of uncertainty; the place and function of technological considerations in planning or evaluating advanced systems; the character and role of resource and cost-sensitivity analysis; and the nature and value of models in systems analysis, especially the models provided by mathematical game theory, simulation, scenario writing, political analysis, and gaming. Earlier conclusions are reexamined in the light of the successes and failures of systems analysis during the past decade. Newer method of analysis are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671764

Entities

People

  • E. S. Quade
  • W. I. Boucher

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Game Theory
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Operations Research
  • Recreation
  • Systems Engineering
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.