The field of Operations Research (OR) grew out of World War II operations to improve the effectiveness of newly introduced weapons and equipment, and to solve logistical problems for the war effort. Since its beginnings, OR has rapidly become a robust set of decision-making methodologies widely...

MILITARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH: Quantitative Decision Making -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN DEFENSE -- 2 SEARCH, DETECTION AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT -- 3 SIMULATION OF MILITARY SYSTEMS -- 4 WAR GAMES -- 5 COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS -- 6 OPTIMIZATION...