OR 652

Military Operations Research II – Effectiveness Analysis

Fall 2009

Instructor: Dr. Andrew Loerch

Office: Engineering Building, Room 2103

Phone: (703) 993-1657 (O)

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,

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Class Rules

Topic Assignment

Introduction, Presentations

Decision Analysis for Military Problems, Affinity Diagrams Read Chapter 19 Homework problem

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

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

Equipment Modernization, Optimization Read Chapters 6 and 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 Chapter 4, Case Study #3

Homeland Security – Defending the Network

Logistics and Requirements, Army Example Read Chapter 12

Group Projects Presentations

Grading: Case Studies 30%

Final Exam 30%

Project 30%

Class & Homework 10%

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