Readiness System Management

Abstract

This study examines the basic concepts involved in measuring and reporting Army unit readiness, and relates these concepts to the conduct of foreign policy and to the role of the military in a democracy. The widespread dissatisfaction with the readiness reporting system is examined and related to inherent problems within the system. Such problems include the basic difficulty of self-evaluation, the contradictory purposes of the system (i.e., management versus status report), the contradictory effect of objectivity versus subjectivity in measuring readiness, and the relativity, perishability, and cost of readiness. The current reporting system is discussed and continuing unresolved issues are presented. Finally, the paper examines the practical applications of managing readiness with a survey of procedures currently in use at all command echelons from the reporting unit to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041438

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Weekley
  • William E. Rawlinson Jr.
  • William K. Seago

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Books
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Operational Readiness
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.