Strategic performance management evaluation for the Navy's SPLICE local area networks

Abstract

This thesis investigates those aspects of network performance evaluation thought to pertain specifically to strategic performance management evaluation of the Navy's Stock Point Logistics Integrated Communications Environment (SPLICE) local area networks at stock point and inventory control point sites- Background is provided concerning the SPLICE Project, strategic management, computer performance evaluation tools, computer and local area network performance metrics and performance evaluation methodology, capacity planning, the SPLICE LAN communications subnetwork hardware and software, and internetworking of SPLICE LAN's via the Defense Data Network (DDN) . These topics, relevant case studies, and observations of one SPLICE LAN site are used to arrive at implications and recommendations applicable for improving the future generic SPLICE LAN planning and performance.