OR 652

Military Operations Research II – Effectiveness Analysis

Fall 2007

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: Methods of Military Operational Analysis, Loerch and Rainey, eds. Available from MORS,

http://mors.org/order.pdf

Class Rules

Topic Assignment

Introduction, Presentations, Problem Def’n Read Chapter 1

Decision Analysis for Military Problems, Affinity Diagrams Read Chapter 19

Homework problem

Equipment Modernization, Optimization Read Chapters 6, 7

Case Study #1 L1Example

Strategic Mobility and Deployment Case Study #2

Read Chapter 9

Force Structure Analysis, Read Chapter 8

Small Scale Contingencies, MTOFs Read Chapt 4, Case Study #3

Logistics and Requirements, Army Example

Read Chapter 12

Theater Campaign Modeling, Base of Sand Read Chapter 2, 3

JICM, THUNDER, CEM, TACWAR GCAM Case Study #4

Group Projects Presentations

Grading: Case Studies 30%

Final Exam 30%

Project 30%

Class & Homework 10%

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