A Study of Slovenian Armed Forces Ammunition Forecasting Methodology

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the ammunition forecasting methods used by the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) to determine if these methods will be capable of supporting the future military challenges of the SAF in coalition operations led by NATO, the European Union, and the United Nations. Two major planning methodologies are currently in use in military organizations: Level of Effort Methodology and Target-Oriented Methodology. This study describes how NATO and a number of countries use these, and other, planning methods to perform ammunition forecasting. Besides NATO, the militaries examined are the Canadian Armed Forces, the British Armed Forces, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the Slovenian Armed Forces. The research shows that the SAF's current ammunition forecasting methods do not support its future military operations. The author provides recommendations on this issue to SAF higher headquarters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570114

Entities

People

  • Robert Slak

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Defense Planning
  • Delphi Method
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Logistics
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design