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The publications below are sorted by year and title: 2008 |2007 |2005 |2004 | 2003 | 2002
2008
Ensuring Army Infrastructure Meets Strategic Needs – 2008
This documented briefing describes the results of a study that examined U.S. national-level strategic documents and Department of Defense and Army strategic plans and initiatives to identify issues affecting the Army's infrastructure needs. The authors then reviewed DoD and Army installation plans to determine how well these strategic issues are currently being addressed. Where gaps exist, the authors identify areas that should be included in strategic planning activities. Finally, the authors discuss the types of data that would be needed for more in-depth infrastructure analysis, whether these data are currently available, and how they might be collected.
Effectively Sustaining Forces Overseas While Minimizing Supply Chain Costs: Targeted Theater Inventory – 2008
Eric Peltz, Kenneth J. Girardini, Marc Robbins, Patricia Boren
For shipping supplies to sustain troops overseas, airlift or sealift can be used with differential speed and cost. This documented briefing lays out a construct for designing a distribution network that takes advantage of the two transportation modes' respective strengths to meet combatant command needs while minimizing total supply chain costs. In doing so, it provides recommendations for when and how the two modes should be employed in conjunction with their integration with inventory management and positioning and operational planning.
2007
Developing a Standard Update Process for the Army’s Annual MOS Availability Factors (AMAFs) - 2007
Matthew W. Lewis, Lisa Pelled Colabella, Margaret Blume-Kohout, Kristin J. Leuschner
A key element in the U.S. Army’s manpower requirements calculation is the Annual Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Availability Factor (AMAF), which refers to the amount of direct and indirect productive time (over the course of a year) that a soldier has available to perform MOS duties. This report describes research conducted to develop a standard methodology for updating the U.S. Army’s AMAF reports.
Leveraging Complementary Distribution Channels for an Effective, Efficient Global Supply Chain
By: Eric Peltz, Marc Robbins
DoD makes use of five different distribution channels to sustain U.S. military forces overseas. Three are air delivery channels and two are by sea. In this briefing, we analyze the implications of all these factors for how the channels should be used to provide effective support as efficiently as possible.
2005
Proposed Missions and Organization of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command- 2005
Bruce J. Held, Amado Cordova, Elliot I. Axelband, Anny Wong, Shelley Wiseman
The commander of Army Materiel Command (AMC) ordered the establishment of a U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to consolidate the research and development (R&D) organizations in AMC under one commander. RAND Arroyo Center identified four major missions for RDECOM and analyzed a set of organizational designs best suited for carrying out those missions.
2004
Managing Complexity During Military Urban Operations: Visualizing the Elephant - 2004
Russell W. Glenn
With respect to military urban operations, this study proposes a new planning approach that employs identification of critical points — the essential elements of the urban area’s physical and demographic terrain — along with the notion of density — the number of elements and activities within the urban space — to aid military personnel in their efforts to overcome the complexity of urban operations.
The Impact of Equipment Availability and Reliability on Mission Outcomes: An Initial Look - 2004
Charles T. Kelley
How do the start-of-mission availability and the during-mission reliability of Army equipment affect ground combat capability, and what are the implications for current and future forces? The principal scenario used in the analysis was a forced entry by U.S. forces into rough and heavily foliaged terrain to neutralize opposing forces and stop ethnic cleansing. A second scenario considered an offensive mission in more open terrain.
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2003
Options for Managing the Army's Arsenals and Ammunition Plants - 2003
W. Michael Hix, David Oaks, Bruce Held, Edward Keating, Michael Hynes, and John R. Bondanella
U.S. Army facilities provide a significant part of its ordnance materiel and ammunition. What should the future hold for these 16 facilities--five of them government-owned, government-operated, the rest government-owned, contractor-operated? This briefing looks at four options.
Organizational Management of Army Research - 2003
Carolyn Wong
For planners considering changes in the organizational structure of Army combat materiel research and development activities, it is useful to examine the historical record. Insights from the Army's past experience can illuminate beneficial features that should be incorporated in any new organization structure as well as prevent a repeat of what has already been tried unsuccessfully.
Alternative Futures and Their Implications for Army Modernization - 2003
John Gordon IV and Brian Nichiporuk
It is useful for the Army to understand the implications that several "alternative futures" might have for its long-term force structure and modernization plans. Having developed several plausible alternative futures (looking out roughly 25 years), the authors describe each one's possible implications for the Army's likely missions and the forces required for those missions, discussing the impact on Army modernization plans.
Army Stationing and Rotation Policy - 2003
W. Michael Hix, J. Michael Polich, Thomas F. Lippiatt
The Army wished to study a policy under which the United States would maintain as much of its forward presence in Europe as feasible by rotating units from CONUS rather than permanently stationing them in Europe. Implementing such a plan, and thus restationing units from Europe to the United States, would require adjustments in basing infrastructure, unit training and deployment cycles, personnel movements, and family support. This study identifies the most important adjustments and assesses the feasibility and potential costs of the change.
Combat Service Support Transformation: Emerging Strategies for Making the Power Projection Army a Reality - 2003
Eric Peltz, John M. Halliday, Steven L. Hartman
To be a strategically responsive force, the Army must be able to rapidly move or project forces with sufficient power to execute a broad spectrum of missions. This briefing examines the Army's strategies for transforming its combat service support (CSS) activities in support of this power projection goal. The authors aim to provide a common understanding of the strategies the Army is using to improve power projection capability from a CSS perspective and to spur additional application of these strategies.
The Global War on Terrorism: An Early Look at Implications for the U.S. Army - 2003
Bruce Nardulli
When the war on terrorism became the top U.S. priority, how did this affect the Army's other longstanding commitments? How should the Army adjust to the altered landscape? The author here summarizes the thoughts of a group of RAND Arroyo Center researchers who found five main demands that the Army must be able to meet: increased deployments, a broader range of capabilities, greater use of the transformation process to meet these goals, high demand for scarce skills, and a more flexible overseas basing structure.
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2002
Deployability in Peacetime - 2002
Bruce R. Orvis
In the spring of 1998, the Army Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel requested RAND's help in determining answers to questions regarding peacetime deployability.
Implementing the Post-Deployment Health Practice Guideline: Lessons from the Field Demonstration - 2002
Donna O. Farley, Georges Vernez, Suzanne Pieklik, Sherilyn Curry
The Office of the Secretary of Defense/Office of Health Affairs (OSD/HA) is implementing a guideline to identify patients with post-deployment health (PDH) concerns and manage their care. Before implementation, OSD/HA conducted a demonstration with treatment facilities at three sites. RAND evaluated their experiences with the guideline, related OSD/HA policy, and the tool kit of support materials. This briefing presents the demonstration's findings, which document successes and challenges, how problems were addressed, and systemic issues. The authors delineate four issues to be resolved for successful implementation and three ways to provide corporate support.
Army Air and Missile Defense: Future Challenges - 2002
Frances M. Lussier, Michael D. Miller, Brian Nichiporuk, David C. McGarvey, Lowell Schwartz, David Vaughan
No one knows what the world will look like in 25 years, but the U.S. Army must take steps now if it is to defend itself against future enemies, no matter what the world looks like. This briefing examines six future scenarios and looks at potential areas of air and missile defense shortfalls.
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