COMBAT: A SERIES OF ON-LINE COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR QUICK-RESPONSE FORCE COST ANALYSIS

Abstract

The paper is a description of COMBAT, the Cost Oriented Model Built to Analyze Tradeoffs, that enables the analyst to participate, through Rand's time-shared computer system JOSS, in a war-gaming or planning exercise and to supply instant estimates of the cost of alternative weapons and forces. COMBAT is composed of five individual weapon system cost-estimating models (aircraft, missile, ground-based, ship, and space) and a time-phased force cost-estimating model. The study is intended not only to instruct analysts on the use of the model but also to stimulate the development of similar cost-estimating models for use with other than military forces or systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0687723

Entities

People

  • A. J. Tenzer
  • C. Teng
  • J. J. Kermisch

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Ground Based
  • Maintenance
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space