Accession Number:

ADA172379

Title:

A Decision Support System for Space Technology Tradeoffs: A Microcomputer Application.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Schinelli,Bruce G.

Report Date:

1985-12-13

Pagination or Media Count:

179.0

Abstract:

The Air Force Space Technology Center is responsible for defining goals, tasks and priorities for the military R D effort in space. To accomplish this task, the Space Technology Center has developed the Military Space Systems Technology Plan MSSTP. Past research has shown that the research and development portfolio selection process does not lead to any easy quantitative analysis solution. The very nature of research and development issues leads to a more direct involvement in the process by the decision-maker. The concept of decision support systems DSS is tailored toward unquantitative, decision intensive problems. The objective of this research was to begin implementation of a DSS for the Space Technology Center. Research indicated, however, that traditional implementation strategies may have serious drawbacks to the traditional implementation approaches, a new implementation strategy was formed. This strategy is called the pilot approach. This research develops the new strategy, begins ira implementation and performs an analysis on the system after beginning the implementation process at the Space Technology Center. Thesis Author

Descriptors:

• *SPACE TECHNOLOGY
• *DECISION MAKING
• *COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
• *TRADE OFF ANALYSIS
• DATA BASES
• DATA MANAGEMENT
• COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• THESES
• SOLUTIONS(GENERAL)
• MICROCOMPUTERS
• PILOT STUDIES
• APPROACH

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE