Military planning game.
Abstract
The complex interrelationships among offensive, defensive,
strategic, tactical, etc. weapon systems and the high cost of
research and development, initial procurement, maintenance and
operation of today's and the future's weapon complexes have forced
decisionmakers to utilize the system analysis or cost-effectiveness
approach. One educational device that is used to illustrate
the principles of and the need for "Cost-Effectiveness" and "System
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Analysis" is a simulated military planning game. This paper
develops several game form analytical models that can be solved
by linear programming techniques. The objective is to use an
analytical tool to illustrate and emphasize the impact and significance
of the principles of systems analysis on military decisionmaking.
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