A Short History of Operations Research in the United States Navy

Abstract

The thesis traces the history of the practice of and organization for operations research in the United States Navy. The author points out that operations research was being conducted in the U.S. Navy before operations research became identified as a separate science. From that point its growth, major accomplishments and organizational changes are described. The final part of the thesis outlines the organization through which the Navy conducts its operations research and systems analysis at the present.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0855532

Entities

People

  • William F. Story

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Second World War
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.