Bits, Bangs or Bucks? The Coming Information Crisis - Part II

Abstract

T he role of information on the battlefield is fomenting a crisis in military operations research. It is clear to military professionals that information is becoming increasingly important. but the OR profession's ability to measure the contribution of information is still primitive. This article highlights the approaching crisis by surveying techniques currently available for measuring information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA634841

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Washburn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Resource Management
  • Simulations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design