Soldier as a System Value Analysis

Abstract

PEO Soldier has the challenge of integrating and equipping the Soldier as a System. However, some elements of the system remain consistently under-funded such as those that protect Soldiers from adverse environmental conditions, provide for health and comfort needs, support ergonomic requirements and ensure the ability of the Soldier to operate effectively in any environment for extended periods of time. At issue is the ability to quantify the impact of products that support the human component on Soldier effectiveness and capabilities. The intent of the Soldier as a System is to replace haphazard fielding efforts with an approach that treats the Soldier just like the other complex combat assets in the Army arsenal. The development of an assessment framework required the extraction of key functions and values of the system, a component of the decision analysis concepts applied to this problem, including value focused thinking. This concept will help PEO Soldier demonstrate the importance and value of programs that focus on the human component of the Soldier, particularly in adverse conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA489365

Entities

People

  • Melanie Carlson
  • Robert H. Kewley

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Body Temperature
  • Casualties
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Human Body
  • Literature Surveys
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Operations
  • Motor Skills
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thinking
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design