THE AIR FORCE AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH: A COMMENTARY ON I. B. HOLLEY'S PAPER

Abstract

The basic paper on which the following remarks are a commentary is a brief account of the evolution of operations research within the USAF and a critique on that evolution. The present author holds that the function became too narrowly concentrated about the mathematical sciences and ignored the potential contributions of such disciplines as economics, sociology, and history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0692233

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Perry

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • American Revolution
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Force Structure
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Operations Research
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Second World War
  • Systems Analysis
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Theoretical Analysis.