IMPROVEMENT OF ARMY METHODS OF DETERMINING RESEARCH AND EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

Abstract

Contents: Value Concept-- Ultimate objectives of research and exploratory development, Elements of project proposal value, Aggregation of capability values, Miscellaneous problems of proposal value; Generation of Proposals-- Broad characteristics of relations between laboratories and higher echelons, Current official guidance, Other guidance; Proposal Evaluation and Selection-- Use of subjective judgment, Multiple-rating-scale formulas, The competitive principle in project selection, The RAC method of estimating relative from ordinal values, Use of linear programming for resource allocation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0814034

Entities

People

  • Bernard Sobin
  • Jerome B. Gordon

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Guidance
  • Judgment
  • Linear Programming
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design