Decision Support Methodologies for Acquisition of Military Equipment (Methodologies d'aide a la decision pour l'acquisition d' equipements militaires). Meeting Proceedings of Systems Analysis and Studies Panel (SAS) Specialists Meeting held in Brussels, B

摘要

The requirements of defence transformation have led to increased levels of interest in the area of military equipment acquisition as many nations embark on major changes in operational and organisational structures in order to meet the new needs of expeditionary operations rather than territorial defence. Operational analysis and other model-based approaches are capable of providing valuable support to defence decision-makers addressing military equipment acquisition issues. However, this particular application domain has often been neglected compared to subjects such as planning of operations, supply chain management and logistics. In addition military equipment acquisition has mostly been considered by the military as isolated from the general economical, industrial and political environment. Recommendations on behalf of the military are almost exclusively taking into account operational criteria. The symposium therefore provides an opportunity to redress this situation by looking at multiple aspects of the problem in a broad context.