OR 652

Military Operations Research II – Effectiveness Analysis

Fall 2003

Instructor: Dr. Andrew Loerch

Office: Science and Tech II, Room 119

Phone: (703) 993-1657 (O); (703) 709-7465 (H)

e-mail: aloerch@gmu.edu

Office Hours: Before or after class, or by appointment

Text: Class Readings. Optional: Warfare Modeling, Bracken, Kress, and Rosenthal; Military Modeling for Decision Making, Hughes.

Class Rules

Topic Assignment

Introduction, Presentations

Decision Analysis for Military Problems Reading

Equipment Modernization, Optimization Reading, Case Study #1 L1Example

Strategic Mobility and Deployment Case Study #2

Readings

Force Structure Analysis, Readings

Small Scale Contingencies, MTOFs Reading, Case Study #3

Logistics and Requirements

Readings

Theater Campaign Modeling, Base of Sand Reading

JICM, THUNDER, CEM, TACWAR Case Study #4

Group Projects Presentations

Grading: Case Studies 30%

Final Exam 30%

Project 30%

Class & Homework 10%

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