Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research
Table of Contents, first edition
Part 1: APPROACHES
1. “Modern Data Analytics for the Military Operations Researcher”
Raymond R. Hill, Air Force Institute of Technology
2. “Microsoft Excel: The Universal Tool of Analysis”
Joseph M. Lindquist, United States Military Academy
Charles A. Sulewski, United States Military Academy
3. “Military Decision Analysis”
Roger Chapman Burk, United States Military Academy
4. “Military Workforce Planning and Manpower Modeling”
Nathaniel D. Bastian, United States Military Academy
Andrew O. Hall, United States Military Academy
5. “Military Assessments”
Lynette Arnhart, United States Army (Retired)
Marvin King, United States Army
6. “Threatcasting in a Military Setting”
Natalie Vanatta, United States Military Academy
Brian David Johnson, Arizona State University
7. “Analytical Modeling of Stochastic Systems”
Roger Chapman Burk, United States Military Academy
8. “Modern Methods for Characterization of Social Networks Through Network Models”
Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Air Force Institute of Technology
Fairul Mohd-Zaid, Air Force Research Laboratory
Richard F. Deckro, Air Force Institute of Technology
9. “Process Optimization Through Structured Problem Solving”
David M. Bernacki, United States Air Force
Robert E. Hamm, Jr., United States Air Force
Hung-da Wan, University of Texas at San Antonio
10. “Simulation Optimization”
Shane N. Hall, OptTek Systems, Inc.
Brian M. Wade, United States Army Training and Doctrine Analysis Center – Monterey
Benjamin G. Thengvall, OptTek Systems, Inc.
11. “Analytical Test Planning for Defense Acquisitions”
Darryl K. Ahner, Office of the Secretary of Defense Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence
Gina Sigler, Office of the Secretary of Defense Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence
Part 2: SOFT SKILLS AND CLIENT RELATIONS
12. “Why Won’t They Use Our Model?”
Walt DeGrange, CANA Advisors
Wilson L. Price, Université Laval
13. “From BOGSAT to Turbo Teams”
F. Freeman Marvin, Innovative Decisions, Inc.
Part 3: APPLICATIONS
14. “A Model for and Inventory of Cybersecurity Values: Metrics and Best Practices”
Natalie M. Scala, Towson University
Paul L. Goethals, United States Military Academy
15. “Applying Information Theory to Validate Commanders’ Critical Information Requirements”
Mark A. C. Timms, Department of National Defence, Canada
David R. Mandel, Defence Research and Development Canada
Jonathan D. Nelson, University of Surrey
16. “Modeling and Inferencing of Activity Profiles of Terrorist Groups”
Vasanthan Raghavan, Qualcomm, Inc.
17. “Expert COSYSMO Systems Engineering Cost Model and Risk Advisor”
Raymond Madachy, Naval Postgraduate School
Ricardo Valerdi, University of Arizona
Part 4: PERSPECTIVES
18. “How Data Science Happens”
James P. Howard, II, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
19. “Modernizing Military Operations Research Education”
Chris Arney, United States Military Academy
Michael Yankovich, United States Military Academy
Krista Watts, United States Military Academy
20. “Strategic Analytics and the Future of Military Operations Research”
Greg H. Parlier, North Carolina State University