Applications of Operations Research and Management Science for Military Decision Making
Based on many years of applied research, modeling and educating future decision makers, the authors have selected the critical set of mathematical modeling skills for decision analysis to include in this book. The book focuses on the model formulation and
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William P. Fox Robert Burks
Applications of Operations Research and Management Science for Military Decision Making
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science Volume 283
Series Editor Camille C. Price Department of Computer Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA Associate Editor Joe Zhu Foisie Business School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA Founding Editor Frederick S. Hillier Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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William P. Fox • Robert Burks
Applications of Operations Research and Management Science for Military Decision Making
William P. Fox Department of Mathematics College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA, USA
Robert Burks Department of Defense Analysis Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, USA
ISSN 0884-8289 ISSN 2214-7934 (electronic) International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ISBN 978-3-030-20568-3 ISBN 978-3-030-20569-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20569-0 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Addressing the Current Needs In recent years of teaching mathematical modeling for decision-making coupled with conducting applied mathematical modeling research, we have found that (a) decision-makers at all levels must be exposed to the tools and techniques available to help them in the decision process, (b) decision-makers and analysts need to have and to use technology to assist in the analysis process, and (c) the interpretation and explanation of the results are crucial to understand the strengths and limitations of modeling. With this in m
