A Capabilities Based Measure of Readiness

Abstract

In this paper written to satisfy the requirements of the Barchii prize nomination, problems with the readiness metric of The United States Army are explored and a solution devised. This metric allows a clearer picture of the current mission capability of a unit and provides guidelines for ordering parts and sub-systems. Field interviews with helicopter pilots, mechanics, and leaders documented the problem in the field. Congressional testimony was used to show that new metrics are needed and should be based on a definition of capability. This metric is general and can apply at the micro level (tank, helicopter, etc) or macro level (brigade, division an up).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434782

Entities

People

  • Bill Kaczynski
  • Bobbie L. Foote
  • Edward Pohl
  • Steve Henderson

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Helicopters
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Linear Programming
  • Military Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Theoretical Analysis.