Measuring Surface Combatant Fleet Effectiveness.

Abstract

How is the effectiveness of surface combatant ships in a Major Theater War measured? While Measures of Effectiveness for an individual ship can include its number of missiles, speed, and endurance, it is difficult to find a Measure of Effectiveness credible to experienced warplanners for a fleet of ships. This thesis develops a Fleet Measure of Effectiveness (FMOE) to forecast the success of surface combatants in a Major Theater War (MTW). We define FMOE, discuss the elements that contribute to its calculation, and justify why a distribution for FMOE is preferable to a point estimate. This thesis also shows how to integrate samples from a distribution of inputs and human judgment into an optimization model. Finally, FMOE is implemented through case studies that examine the impact logistics support has on fleet effectiveness and show how FMOE distributions can be used to compare the effectiveness of various surface combatant fleets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA369783

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Crary

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Case Studies
  • Fire Support
  • Geographic Regions
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Regression Analysis.