Accession Number:

AD0814034

Title:

IMPROVEMENT OF ARMY METHODS OF DETERMINING RESEARCH AND EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

RESEARCH ANALYSIS CORP MCLEAN VA

Personal Author(s):

• Sobin, Bernard
• Gordon, Jerome B.

Report Date:

1966-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

Contents Value Concept-- Ultimate objectives of research and exploratory development, Elements of project proposal value, Aggregation of capability values, Miscellaneous problems of proposal value Generation of Proposals-- Broad characteristics of relations between laboratories and higher echelons, Current official guidance, Other guidance Proposal Evaluation and Selection-- Use of subjective judgment, Multiple-rating-scale formulas, The competitive principle in project selection, The RAC method of estimating relative from ordinal values, Use of linear programming for resource allocation.

Descriptors:

• *RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• ARMY RESEARCH
• PLANNING
• OPERATIONS RESEARCH
• LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE