Accession Number:

ADA634841

Title:

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

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• Washburn, Alan R.

Report Date:

2001-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

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 professions ability to measure the contribution of information is still primitive. This article highlights the approaching crisis by surveying techniques currently available for measuring information.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY OPERATIONS
• BATTLEFIELDS
• DATA FUSION
• DECISION MAKING
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• MEASUREMENT
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• MONTE CARLO METHOD
• OPERATIONS RESEARCH
• SIMULATION
• SKILLS

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE