Defense modeling, simulation, and analysis : meeting the challenge / Committee on Modeling and Simulation for Defense Transformation, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Modeling and Simulation for Defense Transformation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Decision making--Data processing.

United States.

Military planning--United States--Methodology.

Military planning.

Military planning--United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) is a crucial tool for military affairs. MS&A is one of the announced pillars of a strategy for transforming the U.S. military. Yet changes in the enterprise of MS&A have not kept pace with the new demands arising from rapid changes in DOD processes and missions or with the rapid changes in the technology available to meet those demands. To help address those concerns, DOD asked the NRC to identify shortcomings in current practice of MS&A and suggest where and how they should be resolved. This report provides an assessment of the changing mission of DOD and environment in which it must operate, an identification of high-level opportunities for MS&A research to address the expanded mission, approaches for improving the interface between MS&A practitioners and decision makers, a discussion of training and continuing education of MS&A practitioners, and an examination of the need for coordinated military science research to support MS&A.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changing Landscape""; ""3 New Challenges and Directions for MS&A""; ""4 MS&A and Decision Making""; ""5 Education, Training, and Professional Practice in Defense-Related MS&A""; ""6 Moving Forward""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Serious Games and Their Role in Defense Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis

Michael Zyda""; ""B Social Behavioral Modeling

Kathleen Carley""; ""C Composability

Paul Davis""; ""D Committee Membership Biographies""; ""E Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610604517

9780309180733

0309180732

9781280604515

1280604514

9780309664264

0309664268

OCLC:

923277111

Publisher Number:

9780309103039