OR, Defence and Security [electronic resource] /
Forder, Roger A.,author.
Forder, R.editor.
OR, Defence and Security presents eleven papers, originally published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society and the Journal of Simulation, which exemplify important themes and topics in Operational Research (OR), as applied to modern-day defense and security issues. Topics range from frontline OR in a peace-support operation to new developments in combat modelling, and from the logistics of overseas intervention to defence planning at the top level. Also included are examples of applications addressing insurgency and terrorism. Edited by Dr Roger A. Forder, who had a distinguished career in OR in the UK Ministry of Defence, he has also written an authoritative introductory chapter which sets the papers in the context of the global strategic environment as it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research in across a range of Operational Research (OR) topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the esteemed Operational Research Society and its associated journals, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 Operational Research for Defence and Security; 2 Providing Operational Analysis to a Peace Support Operation: The Kosovo Experience; 3 Validation of the Mission-based Approach to Representing Command and Control in Simulation Models of Conflict; 4 The Hybrid War Model: A Complex Adaptive Model of Complex Urban Conflict; 5 Incorporating Fractal Concepts into Equations of Attrition for Military Conflicts; 6 When Lanchester Met Richardson, the Outcome Was Stalemate: A Parable for Mathematical Models of Insurgency
7 Risk Taking by Decision Makers-Using Card-Based Decision Gaming to Develop Models of Behaviour8 Canadian Forces Global Reach Support Hubs: Facility Location and Aircraft Routing Models; 9 Benefits Analysis-A Robust Assessment Approach; 10 An Australian Approach to Concept Development and Experimentation: Linking Strategy to Capability; 11 Inferring Missing Links in Partially Observed Social Networks; 12 Subsidizing to Disrupt a Terrorism Supply Chain-A Four-Player Game; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OR, Defence and Security presents eleven papers, originally published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society and the Journal of Simulation, which exemplify important themes and topics in Operational Research (OR), as applied to modern-day defense and security issues. Topics range from frontline OR in a peace-support operation to new developments in combat modelling, and from the logistics of overseas intervention to defence planning at the top level. Also included are examples of applications addressing insurgency and terrorism. Edited by Dr Roger A. Forder, who had a distinguished career in OR in the UK Ministry of Defence, he has also written an authoritative introductory chapter which sets the papers in the context of the global strategic environment as it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research in across a range of Operational Research (OR) topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the esteemed Operational Research Society and its associated journals, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.
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