A Goal Programming R&D (Research and Development) Project Funding Model of the U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Abstract

At present the US Army Strategic Defense Command (USASDC relies on subjective judgments from key management personnel to make project funding decisions. In this thesis the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to convert subjective pairwise comparisons of thirty-five major USASDC projects, based on eleven key factors, into ratio-scaled numerical weights. THe AHP coefficients are then used in a linear Goal Program in order to optimize the funding level of each project in Fiscal Year 1988 at several different USASDC total budget levels. An optimal priority list of projects is also determined. The model results are compared with the proposed funding levels and the impact of changes of the model parameters is conducted. This analysis of the model results and model sensitivity stimulates six funding recommendations for USASDC decision makers. Keywords: Theses; Operations research; Strategic Defense Initiative; Computer programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187099

Entities

People

  • Steven M. Anderson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Judgment
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Nonlinear Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Regression Analysis.