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Title

Adapting the RAND Strategy Assessment System to force assessment studies in the Joint Staff / Robert D. Howe, David A. Shlapak, Carl M. Jones.

Author

Howe, Robert D. (Robert Dale), 1936-

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1991.

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Additional Authors

• Shlapak, David A.
• Jones, Carl M.
• Rand Strategy Assessment Center.
• Rand Corporation.

Description

xvi, 68 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

This report documents the results of an effort undertaken for the Capabilities Assessment Division (CAD) of the Joint Staff. The project had two purposes: (1) to demonstrate that the operations and output of the RAND Strategy Assessment System (RSAS) could be calibrated to that of other models and games currently employed by CAD, and (2) to allow CAD to evaluate the utility of the RSAS for their purposes. This report outlines what was done in this effort, how it was done, and the degree to which the results were acceptable to CAD. RSAS proved valuable for many of CAD's assessments. In particular, the combination of analytic war plans and analyst plans used in this work proved quite flexible and robust in controlling and modifying scenario details during the course of the assessments. The most pronounced shortcoming of the RSAS from CAD's perspective is the underdeveloped state of the naval models. The work reported here also resulted in several improvements being made to the baseline RSAS system, including changes to graphics software, force data, and air warfare modeling.

Subject

• Rand Strategy Assessment System
• War video games > Computer programs
• Strategy > Simulation methods
• United States > Computer simulation

Note

• "R-3849-JS."
• "Prepared for the Joint Staff. A report from the RAND Strategy Assessment Center."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

0833011839

OCLC

• 25032116
• SCSB-10026314

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Harvard Library