FORSTRAN: A Case in Force Structure Analysis

Abstract

There has been considerable emphasis recently on analysis (systems, economic, cost-benefit, etc.) in government decisionmaking activities. One approach which is currently popular is the Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS). PPBS is often described as a means of helping responsible officials make decisions. The implication of the system is that it interrelates the planning, budgeting, and decisionmaking functions. Regardless of the name of the system presently in use, the relationships among these three management activities is of primary importance. This paper develops a methodology to aid the educational process of future decisionmakers in their efforts to integrate quantitative and non-quantitative aspects bearing on planning, budgeting, and decision problems. The final product is a case study in force structure analysis (FORSTRAN).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0741449

Entities

People

  • David Kent Stubbs

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Budgets
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Analysis
  • Economic Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Investments
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Schools
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Students
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Management

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