Decision Support Systems for Operational Level Command and Control

Abstract

The speed, complexity, and data base of military operations require that military commanders be able to deal with large amounts of information. The ability to act quickly is directly related to the capability to process this flood of information. Any tool that can facilitate the decision making process enhances command and control. Such a tool is called a decision support system. A decision support system assists the decision maker in his decision process and seeks to produce effective decisions. The desirable criteria for a decision support system are suitability, feasibility, and acceptability. Typically, a decision support system involves the use of operations research techniques. This monographs proposes that, in general, decision support systems are beneficial and that, in particular, the Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) are appropriate for an operational level decision support system for command and control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1990
Accession Number
ADA234216

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Johnson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Operating Systems
  • Operations Research
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control