Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the U.S. government's reliance on contractors grew at an unprecedented rate. The U.S. continues to rely upon contractors for various logistics ...

Effective planning and decision making constitutes a cornerstone not only in engineering and strategic business management but also in organisational and public policy environments. This field ...

Jamie Schwandt suggests that it is the structured nature of MDMP which prevents the modern US military from exploiting the ambiguity that can be found on the battlefield. He feels that the rigidity of ...

As a former commander and staff officer supporting previous commanders at various echelons, I recognize, understand, and appreciate the critical role all steps in the Army design methodology and the ...

When senior business executives are in the habit of trouble-shooting supply, demand and customer service issues week to week and day to day — that is a symptom of an organizational problem. A company ...

The purpose of this article is to explore the role of politics in planning and the highly political role of planners. The structure planning process for Flanders illustrates that planners are an ...

Critical thinking requires a variety of perspectives for comparison, evaluation and synthesizing. Author and doctor Edward de Bono developed the six-hat concept, a process of thinking critically about ...

During the recent “DASH-3” tests, new AI programs consistently outperformed humans at a series of combat decision-making ...

Businesses and consumers use different decision-making processes when buying goods and services, with businesses using more planning and guidelines and consumers often acting on impulse. Understanding ...