Information Product Quality in Network Centric Operations

Abstract

This study introduces a pragmatic methodology for examining the effectiveness of decision support information systems for Network Centric Operations based on the concept of manufacturing information products. We first develop the definitions and framework for this manufacturing environment, establishing a connection with previous research and extending it into a value-focused domain. We then apply this framework to elements extracted from two recent case studies involving US Forces focused on validating the tenets of Network Centric Warfare, illustrating its unique ability to identify systems level concerns overlooked previously. Lastly, we extend our concern for the reliability of information products, showing how this both complements a quality analysis and, taken together, prescribes a methodology for creating effective information-based decision support tools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435046

Entities

People

  • Edward Pohl
  • Michael Tortorella
  • Patrick J. Driscoll

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Application Software
  • Case Studies
  • Cognition
  • Databases
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.