Training Device Operational Readiness Assessment Capability (DORAC): feasibility and Utility

Abstract

This report presents the results of an investigation of the feasibility and utility of implementing the Training Device Operational Readiness Assessment Capability (DORAC) concept throughout the Army. The investigation addresses three separate aspects of feasibility: Acceptability to end-users, technical feasibility, and financial feasibility. Another aspect of DORAC concept feasibility concerns the ability to select the most cost-effective proficiency assessment capability from among a range of alternatives. To this end, a Cost and Information Effectiveness Analysis (CIEA) methodology based on multiattribute utility measurement (MAUM) was developed and is presented in a compansion report. In this report, the MAUM-CIEA methodology is demonstrated using a set of hypothetical DORACs for the M16A1 rifle. The final section of the report integrates the feasibility results into a series of recommendations for optimizing the payoff from a DORAC, and suggests a series of steps for further investigation of the concept and related technologies. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA128369

Entities

People

  • Edward D. Dawdy
  • John K. Hawley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Doctrine
  • Flight Simulators
  • Officer Personnel
  • Operational Readiness
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Training Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design