Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- PART I HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONS OF DECISION ANALYSIS
- PART II STRUCTURING DECISION PROBLEMS
- PART III PROBABILITIES AND BAYES NETS
- PART IV UTILITIES
- PART V RISK ANALYSIS
- PART VI DECISION ANALYSIS IN A BEHAVIORAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
- PART VII APPLICATIONS OF DECISION ANALYSIS
- 24 The Adoption of Multiattribute Utility Theory for the Evaluation of Plutonium Disposition Options in the United States and Russia
- 25 Choosing a Tritium Supply Technology for Nuclear Weapons: Reflections on a Controversial Decision Analysis
- 26 Applications of Decision Analysis to the Military Systems Acquisition Process
- 27 Balancing Environmental and Operational Objectives in Nuclear Refueling Strategies
- 28 Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications
- Index
- References
26 - Applications of Decision Analysis to the Military Systems Acquisition Process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- PART I HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONS OF DECISION ANALYSIS
- PART II STRUCTURING DECISION PROBLEMS
- PART III PROBABILITIES AND BAYES NETS
- PART IV UTILITIES
- PART V RISK ANALYSIS
- PART VI DECISION ANALYSIS IN A BEHAVIORAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
- PART VII APPLICATIONS OF DECISION ANALYSIS
- 24 The Adoption of Multiattribute Utility Theory for the Evaluation of Plutonium Disposition Options in the United States and Russia
- 25 Choosing a Tritium Supply Technology for Nuclear Weapons: Reflections on a Controversial Decision Analysis
- 26 Applications of Decision Analysis to the Military Systems Acquisition Process
- 27 Balancing Environmental and Operational Objectives in Nuclear Refueling Strategies
- 28 Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications
- Index
- References
Summary
ABSTRACT. We used decision analysis to define requirements for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) mobile protected weapons system during the concept selection phase of the systems acquisition process; to analyze the mix of air defense weapons for the forward area air defense of the U.S. Army during the demonstration and validation phase; to assist in the evaluation by the U.S. Army and the USMC of competing proposals for the light armored vehicle in the full-scale development phase; to determine which service (Army or Air Force) should be the proponent for the PATRIOT missile system in the production and fielding phase; and to provide cost–benefit priorities of projects to the USMC in the program objectives memorandum process, which allocates resources throughout the systems acquisition cycle.
We have supported various systems acquisition decisions for major weapons systems of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) since 1977. Over the course of this 29-year period, there have been at least ten official changes to the acquisition process, the most recent occurring in May 2003. The goal is to have a process that produces defensible decisions supported with sound analyses and clear rationale. Decision analysis can provide that capability. Although we focus on systems acquisition, it is hard to separate the acquisition process from the planning, programming, and budgeting system (PPBS). Since Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara created it in 1961, PPBS has been the primary mechanism for determining fiscal needs and funding programs.
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- Advances in Decision AnalysisFrom Foundations to Applications, pp. 539 - 563Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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