Total Army Capital Budgeting (TACAB)

Abstract

TACAB determined a method to better include the requirements for small-scale contingencies (SSCs) while making force structure decisions. TACAB developed a stochastic optimization for determining alternative Army force structures and considers the requirements for major contingencies as well as for small scale contingencies (SSCs). The stochastic element of the optimization represents the probabilities associated with SSCs occurring.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA415105

Entities

People

  • Linda Coblentz

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Deployment
  • Disasters
  • Force Structure
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Operations
  • Military Police
  • Money
  • Natural Disasters
  • Optimization
  • Personnel Management
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Psychological Operations
  • Warfare

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