Improving Combat Support Analyses to Better Inform Decisionmaking

Abstract

PAF research has shown that effectively integrating combat support analyses into operational decisionmaking requires an analytic approach that meets some specific criteria. First, the results of logistics analysis need to be communicated in operationally relevant terms and metrics. Second, the analytic framework must have a mechanism to tie logistics system performance to operational performance. This mechanism would flag potential areas of concern where logistics shortfalls - either in availability or timeliness, for example - could affect operational performance. Finally, the analysis of logistics requirements should cover the full time horizon of operational decisionmaking, encompassing force employment, force development, and force design. The following PAF reports are examples of foundational analyses that provide a framework for effective combat support analysis and for integrating that analysis into operational decisionmaking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2023
Accession Number
AD1201764

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Game Theory
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Planning
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Resource Management
  • Space Force
  • Supply Chain
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.