A Decision Support Process for Planning Air Operations

Abstract

A process that could serve as the basis for a decision support system is proposed. The goal of this process is to provide assistance to the Joint Force Commander and his Air Component Commander in planning air operations during major conflicts. The proposed process is composed of three parts. The purpose of the first part is to determine what operational tasks should be performed. This determination is made through the use of a procedure referred to as the Strategy-to-Task process. The second part of the overall process is designed to establish priorities by using a decision aid called the Analytic Hierarchy Process. The final part of the process attempts to make an optimum allocation of resources to accomplish the tasks identified in the first part of the process and prioritized in the second part. Linear programming is used to make the allocation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236580

Entities

People

  • Charles N. Davis Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Hierarchies
  • Judgment
  • Language
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis