A Decision Support System for the Location of Naval Surface Reserve Units

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the process needed to evaluate potential Naval Reserve unit locations from the perspective of cost, manpower, support for the active Navy, and Reserve facility support capability. The research suggests the feasibility of a PC based Decision Support System to assist Commander, Naval Surface Reserve Force improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the unit location decision. A comparative decision model was developed based on Multi-Attribute Utility Theory. Design of a Spatial Decision Support System was proposed to incorporate a commercial mapping engine, the formal unit location decision model, and a commercial decision model solver. Since the proposed Decision Support System can provide flexibility, increase the number of decision factors considered, and reduce decision processing time, software development and construction of a Reserve unit Decision Support System prototype is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349580

Entities

People

  • Laura L. Venable

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Base Closures
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Personnel
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Training
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Operations Research