Scenario Development and Force Requirements using Morphological Analysis

Abstract

Morphological analysis (MA) is a non-quantified modelling method for structuring and analyzing technical, organizational and social problem complexes. It is well suited for developing scenarios, and the method is highly appropriate for complex cases where expertise from several areas is required. It is also useful for developing and relating operational and tactical scenarios to force requirements. Using MA for problem solving or scenario generation typically involves workshop sessions supported by a computer tool. Casper (Computer Aided Scenario and Problem Evaluation Routine) was developed at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) by Dr. Tom Ritchey in order to support MA work. An example of how MA is used for the development of a set of scenarios is given. These scenarios were developed for the Swedish Armed Forces long-term planning and describe a number of long-term strategic situations, including peace support operations. The use of MA to define force requirements will be illustrated briefly by elements of an airborne capability study at the Swedish Army Command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA438866

Entities

People

  • Tom Ritchey
  • Tomas Eriksson

Organizations

  • Swedish Defence Research Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Arctic Regions
  • Case Studies
  • Civil Defense
  • Collateral Damage
  • Computers
  • Consistency
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Planning
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Emerging Threats
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Phase
  • Security
  • Social Problems
  • Warfare

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.