Strategic Resource Allocation: Selecting Vessels to Support Maritime Irregular Warfare
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Authors
Yoho, Keenan D.
Bummara, Justin
Clark, William
Kelley, Christopher
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2013
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2013
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Abstract
The US Navy is at a critical juncture in
determining the types and numbers
of ships it will acquire, retire, and
sustain to support an evolving US military
strategy. In addition to determining how
many aircraft carriers, cruisers, amphibious
assault craft, fighters, and helicopters it will
need, the Navy must determine how it will
confront maritime irregular warfare. Assuming
an environment of resource scarcity,
where new vessel acquisition to support
maritime irregular warfare may be increasingly
difficult or unlikely, we introduce a
method for evaluating the capability and
costs of candidate vessels that are in the
current Department of Defense inventory, or
widely available from the commercial sector
to conduct such a mission. Our method
combines wargaming with cost analysis to
aid Navy leadership in developing maritime
irregular warfare concepts of operation as
well as resource allocation decisions.
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Article
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.5711/1082598318321
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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RAND Corporation
Acquisition Research Program
Acquisition Research Program
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RAND Corporation
Acquisition Research Program
Acquisition Research Program
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14 p.
Citation
Yoho, Keenan D., et al. "Strategic Resource Allocation: Selecting Vessels to Support Maritime Irregular Warfare." MILITARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH 18.3 (2013): 21-33.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.