A decision aid model for a maneuver force commander that incorporates the quantified judgment model
By:  James Coleman Moughon, III
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Combat; Mathematical models; Decision making; Data processing; Computer programs; Simulation methods; War games; Models and modelmaking
Description: The commander on the modern battlefield has the responsibility of supervising more assets and evaluating more information than ever before.  Therefore, there exists a need for an aid to assist the commander in selecting a recommended course of action.  The purpose of this thesis was to develop a tactical decision aid model that would assist the commander in selecting a course of action.    The Quantified Judgment Model (QJM) served as the algorithm in this decision aid model.  The QJM is a combat model that analyzed ground combat with a primary focus on the historical aspect of combat.  Factors that served as input for the decision aid model included:  1.  initial force structure for a US and Soviet force,  2.  non tactical variables that influence the battle,  3.  intelligence,  4.  operational and environmental factors, and  5.  current doctrine.    The model varied the input variables and determined a force structure necessary for the battle to end in a draw.  The primary focus of this thesis was not the assumptions made in the model or the tactical situation examined, but the methodology used in developing the model.
Notes: Thesis Advisor(s): Mansager, Bard K. ; Mitchell, Thomas M.

"March 1989."

Thesis (M.S. Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-57).

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