Studies of Tactical Military Decision Making. II. An Information Network Aid to Scenario Development

摘要

In command and control operations, measures of systems and individual performance are essential. Realistic situations involving information flow and military decisions are constructed and tests devised to provide criterion measures for use in analysis of the systems. The Tactical Decision Information Network described herein is a framework of interacting information categories to support the development of situation tests which satisfy information needs of the commander and general staff elements at army, corps, or division levels. The Network is intended to assist in constructing realistic military decision situations for purposes of analysis or experimentation. The Network is presented in the form of function flow block diagrams and associated data input sheets. These materials permit the user to trace the temporal flow of tactical information (by category and level of detail) through the decision making sequence involved in developing an Operations Plan. The Network helps clarify the complex interactions among categories of tactical information which may be called for by the decision maker(s). The present research study describes the rationale on which the Network is based, its organization, procedures for its use, and present and potential applications. Information input checklists and flow charts constituting the Network are presented consecutively as the Appendix.