Recent Progress in Assessing the Readiness and Sustainability of Combat Forces.

Abstract

This report is based on testimony given by Michael Rich to the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Readiness in February 1986. It traces the evolution of RAND research on an important defense management problem: How to increase the capability of combat forces by improving the ability of combat commanders, resource managers, and planners to assess readiness and sustainability and to take appropriate action to strengthen both. It describes the general challenge of assessing readiness and sustainability, discusses the present state of the art and its evolution, and finally, considers what the future holds. It reflects a view that readiness and sustainability assessment represents more than a means of looking at past decisions; it is now a required and increasingly important element of day-to-day combat force operations, support system management, and planning for future forces and operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187007

Entities

People

  • I. K. Cohen
  • Michael Rich
  • R. A. Pyles

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Combat Support
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Organizational Structure
  • Resource Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.