Identifying Measures of Effectiveness for Marine Corps C4I Systems.

Abstract

The author presents the results of an extensive literature review and survey analysis conducted to identity, compare, and contrast various C4I evaluation techniques and existing C4I measures of effectiveness (MOEs). Evaluation methodologies examined include the Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis, the Modular Command and Control Evaluation System (MCES), the Mission Oriented Approach (MOA), the Headquarters Evaluation Analysis Tool, Evolutionary Upgrade Paths, and Functional Decomposition methods. Existing MOEs from past military C4I analyses and academia are identified, as well as potential methodologies for developing new MOEs, such as MCES and MOA. A new structural framework is developed using Marine Corps doctrine in order to categorize MOEs with potential applicability to Marine Corps C4I system analyses. The framework is used to compare and contrast identified MOEs, including performance rankings based on expert opinion. Conclusions discuss the utility of different evaluation techniques and estimated performance of identified MOEs. Additionally, suggestions for higher resolution sub-categories are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA305269

Entities

People

  • Douglas E. Mason

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Contrast
  • Decomposition
  • Delphi Method
  • Doctrine
  • Identities
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Marine Corps
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Quantum Chemistry

Technology Areas

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