Every Artist Needs a Bit of Science: Operations Research for Operational Commander

Abstract

Operations Research, if used prudently, will assist the operational commander in execution of his major function as the command's ultimate decision maker. The paper suggests that the use of methods provided by operations research will enable the commander to improve the quality of his decisions and quicken his command's decision cycle. The paper presents examples of operations research usage and discusses their applicability to problems faced by an operational commander. It enumerates several limitations of operations research and recognizes the value of experience and judgement in military decision making. The paper is non-technical in nature and oriented toward a practitioner of operational art.... Operations research, Operational commander, Command, Decision analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266734

Entities

People

  • I. J. Zembrzuski

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Army
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Analysis
  • Inventory Control
  • Judgment
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Second World War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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