Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research

Table of Contents, Second Edition

Part 1: APPROACHES

1.     Modern Data Analytics for the Military Operations Researcher

Raymond R. Hill

2.     Microsoft Excel: The Universal Tool of Analysis

Joseph M. Lindquist, Charles A. Sulewski

3.     Military Decision Analysis

Roger Chapman Burk

 

4.     Military Workforce Planning and Modeling

Nathaniel D. Bastian, Andrew O. Hall

 

5.     Military Assessments

Lynette Arnhart, Marvin King

 

6.     Threatcasting in a Military Setting

Natalie Vanatta, Brian David Johnson

 

7.     Analytical Modeling of Stochastic Systems

Roger Chapman Burk

 

8.     Modern Methods for Characterization of Social Networks Through Network Models

Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Fairul Mohd-Zaid, Richard F. Deckro

 

9.     Process Optimization Through an 8-Step Structured Problem-Solving Method

David M. Bernacki, Robert E. Hamm, Jr., Hung-da Wan

 

10.  Simulation Optimization

Shane N. Hall, Brian M. Wade, Benjamin G. Thengvall

 

11.  Analytical Test Planning for Defense Acquisitions

Darryl K. Ahner, Gina Sigler

12. Influence Diagrams for Risk Management in Military and Defense

Cameron MacKenzie

13. Wavelet Methods for Time Series Foreacsting

Jared Nystrom, Raymond R. Hill, Andrew Geyer, Joseph Pignatiello Jr., Eric Chicken

14. Simulation Validation Literature Review

Matthew C. Ledwith, Raymond R. Hill, Lance Champagne, Edward White

 

Part 2: APPLICATIONS

15.  A Model for and Inventory of Cybersecurity Values: Metrics and Best Practices

Natalie M. Scala, Paul L. Goethals

 

16.  Applying Information Theory to Validate Commanders Critical Information Requirements

Mark A. C. Timms, David R. Mandel, Jonathan D. Nelson

17. Modeling and Analysis of the Army’s Sustainable Readiness Model Scheduling Problem

Adria Markowski, Subhash Sarin

18. Applying High Performance Computing Analytics for Understanding Weather Impacts on Installations

Randy Buchanan, John Richards, Hyeyon Bastian, Brendon Hoch, Christina Rinaudo, Natalie Myers

Part 3: soft skills and PERSPECTIVES

19.  Why Won’t They Use Our Model?

Wilson L. Price, Walt DeGrange

20. Lessons Learned from Military Fast Jet Life Support System Test Planning

Sarah Burke, Steven Thorsen