Optimal Stationing of Army Forces-Expansion and Development (OSAF-ED)

Abstract

This project documents the updates of databases and algorithms required for the Optimal Stationing of Army Forces Model (OSAF) and examines several issues that might impact Army stationing decisions. This essentially serves as an extension of past Center for Army Analysis (CAA) stationing analysis (OSAF, CAA-R-01-42) and provides a reference for future analyses Research topics include Government Accounting Office reports on lessons learned from past analyses, Federal Government Corporation possibilities, public-private-partnerships, industrial base opportunities, market valuations, and privatization We document model updates, discuss each research topic, provide historical examples, and provide suggestions on the topics' impact on future analyses and Army stationing decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA414917

Entities

People

  • Kevin Tomich
  • Marie Vanderpool
  • William Tarantino

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Health Services
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Materials Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design