Robust and Resilient Logistics Operations in a Degraded Information Environment

Abstract

Logistics operations depend on accurate information. If acted upon, inaccurate information can cause support operations to work counter to desired outcomes and potentially negatively affect combat operations. Even relatively small errors in support systems can, in some circumstances, have large effects on operations. Yet errors are inevitable, so logistics operations should be robust to errors, whether they are a random occurrence or the result of a deliberate, targeted cyber attack. The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to determine where it is most fruitful to focus effort in making changes to tactics, techniques, and procedures to improve an airman's ability to detect, evaluate, and mitigate significant corruption of logistics data. The goal is to respond to errors in data before they have a significant negative effect on combat operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1085742

Entities

People

  • Don A. Snyder
  • Elizabeth Bodine-baron
  • John G. Drew
  • Kristin F. Lynch
  • Mahyar A. Amouzegar
  • Mary Lee

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Detectors
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Psychology
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Situational Awareness
  • Supply Chain
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber