Execution Decision Model: It's the Process, Dummy!

Abstract

This paper focuses on the impact of the revolution in military affairs (RMA) and the need for a decision model (process) for operational execution. The literature on joint operational operational art elements, functions, and principles discusses in detail the planning and preparation process of operations. However, written doctrine ignores Clausewitz's axiom that the plan is only valid until the first contact. Research and the writer's empirical study indicate a requirement to facilitate the process for operational execution on the joint and combined battlefield. The decision model (process) for operational execution provides a tool to the operational commander to reduce the ambiguity of fog and friction of war, enhances command and control, and provides effective, efficient results without inhibiting agility, initiative, depth, synchronization, and versatility of military commanders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1996
Accession Number
ADA311985

Entities

People

  • Henry J. Hughes

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Art
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Regression Analysis
  • Situational Awareness
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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