Methodological Applications of Human Factors in Operations Research.

Abstract

This case study report includes (1) a description of some of the human factors involved in a weapons systems analysis of the effectiveness of anti-personnel mines, (2) an a priori (theoretical) solution for a component of the system, (3) the actual empirical results obtained from field test of the component, and (4) how this relates to the methodological applications of human factors in operations research. The following points are emphasized: (a) Adequate attention should be given to the human components of man-machine systems in operational analyses. (b) The nature of the decisions resulting from OR evaluations demand acceptable levels of component validity. (c) Common sense and logic when applied to the human variable is quite apt to be erroneous. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1957
Accession Number
ADA074218

Entities

People

  • C. Thomas Goldsmith
  • George A.

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Case Studies
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Land Mines
  • Life Tests
  • Minefields
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.