A fuzzy approach to aggregating military assessments

✍ Scribed by John Dockery; Edward Murray

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 959 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0888-613X
• DOI: 10.1016/s0888-613x(87)80001-4

✦ Synopsis

Fuzzy set matrix operations in the form of a computer-aided decision tool are applied to the management problem of aggregating assessments upward through successive layers of a hierarchy. The particular problem addressed concerns the production of a worldwide assessment of military command and control at the global level based on an assessment of capabilities three hierarchical levels below. The program works directly with colors indicating the operational readiness state of the capability. Linguistic variables form a large portion of the data base. Extensive capability exists to link the global assessment with stored information on budgetary decisions identified by the software. The fuzzy set approach described is new in the defense community. The article provides an overview of the methodology and is not a detailed discussion.