A Dynamic Programing Approach to Army Force Planning

Abstract

A joint Concepts Analysis Agency - United States Military Academy study made to describe and determine the feasibility of use of a mathematical technique called Dynamic Programing for Army force planning is reported. The paper is primarily tutorial and is aimed at the practitioner and user of analytical studies. Dynamic Programing is a mathematical method or algorithm that effectively solves sequential decision problems. The principle of optimality is employed. The algorithm shows the decision maker the sequence of decisions to make to maximize the return function. The Dynamic Programing method is suited for force planning and offers significant advantages over trial and error or linear programing solutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019773

Entities

People

  • Allen F. Grum
  • David R. E. Hale

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Engineering
  • Infantry
  • New York
  • Observation
  • Operations Research
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Warfare

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  • Computer Science.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design