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Author Giadrosich, Donald L

Title Operations Research Analysis in Quality Test and Evaluation
Published Reston : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (385 pages)
Contents ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Introducion""; ""1.1 History of Test and Evaluation""; ""1.2 General""; ""1.2.1 Test""; ""1.2.2 Evaluation""; ""1.3 Quality Measurement and Improvement""; ""1.3.1 The Customer""; ""1.3.2 The Process""; ""1.3.3 The Product""; ""1.4 Establishing the Need for New or Improved Systems""; ""1.5 Acquiring Systems""; ""1.6 Assessing and Validating Requirements""; ""1.7 Program Flow and Decision Points""; ""1.8 Reducing Risks Through Test and Evaluation""; ""1.8.1 Development Test and Evaluation""
""1.8.2 Operational Test and Evaluation""""1.8.3 Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation""; ""1.8.4 Joint Service Test and Evaluation""; ""1.9 Scientific Approach""; ""1.9.1 What To Do""; ""1.9.2 How To Do It""; ""1.10 Ideals of Test and Evaluation""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2. Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis""; ""2.1 General""; ""2.2 Approach""; ""2.3 Acquisition Issues""; ""2.3.1 Threat""; ""2.3.2 Need""; ""2.3.3 Environment""; ""2.3.4 Constraints""; ""2.3.5 Operational Concept""; ""2.4 Alternatives""; ""2.4.1 Performance Objectives""; ""2.4.2 Description of Alternatives""
""2.5 Analysis of Alternatives""""2.5.1 Models""; ""2.5.2 Measures of Effectiveness""; ""2.5.3 Costs""; ""2.5.4 Trade-Off Analyses""; ""2.5.5 Decision Criteria""; ""2.6 Scope by Milestone""; ""2.7 Cost and Effectiveness Comparisons""; ""2.7.1 System Concept Level Comparisons""; ""2.7.2 System Design Level Comparisons""; ""2.7.3 System Comparison Level""; ""2.7.4 Force Level Comparisons""; ""2.8 Addressing Risks""; ""2.8.1 Uncertainty in Estimates""; ""2.8.2 Risks in Terms of Probability""; ""2.9 Other Cost and Effectiveness Considerations""; ""2.9.1 Costs and Effectiveness Over Time""
""2.10 Optimization and Partial Analysis""""2.10.1 Lagrangian Function (L)""; ""2.10.2 Partial Analysis""; ""2.11 Affordability Assessments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3. Basic Principles""; ""3.1 General""; ""3.1.1 Effectiveness""; ""3.1.2 Suitability""; ""3.1.3 Tactics, Procedures, and Training""; ""3.2 Defining the Test and Evaluation Problem""; ""3.3 Establishing an Overall Test and Evaluation Model""; ""3.4 Measurement""; ""3.4.1 Physical Measurements""; ""3.4.2 Measurement Process""; ""3.4.3 Validity of Measurements""; ""3.5 Statistical Nature of Test and Evaluation Data""
""3.6 Typical Range System Measurement Capabilities""""3.6.1 Time-Space-Position Information""; ""3.6.2 Electromagnetic Environment Testing""; ""3.6.3 Engineering Sequential Photography""; ""3.6.4 Range-Timing Systems""; ""3.6.5 Aerospace Environmental Support""; ""3.6.6 Calibration and Alignment""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Modeling and Simulation Approach""; ""4.1 General""; ""4.2 Model Concept""; ""4.2.1 Decomposition of a Model""; ""4.2.2 Applications""; ""4.3 Verification, Validation, and Accreditation""; ""4.3.1 Verification""; ""4.3.2 Validation""; ""4.3.3 Sources of Information""
Notes ""4.3.4 Sensitivity Analysis""
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Subject Weapons industry -- Quality control
Operations research.
Operations research
Weapons industry -- Quality control
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781600860935
1600860931