Computer Simulation Methods for Military Operations Research

Abstract

Computer simulation is a major evaluation tool used by military decision makers. The report is a comprehensive reference on computer simulation techniques and the basic concepts employed in model building. It is suitable for use by both military planners and operations research analysts. The report includes a general discussion of model building as a decision-making aid and the methodology of a simulation study. Since representing random behavior is a significant part of most models, generation of pseudorandom numbers and random variates are discussed in detail. Statistical analysis of model output is covered in depth and a sample simulation model is described and analyzed. Several typical military applications of simulation models are briefly discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0771614

Entities

People

  • William K. Mcquay

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Applications
  • Operations Research
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Regression Analysis.