RAND researchers have pioneered several different methodologies, such as the Delphi method and robust decisionmaking, and continue to apply their methodological expertise in multidisciplinary projects that may require a range of capabilities, including modeling and simulation, survey research, economic or statistical analysis, or planning and forecasting.
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A mathematical foundation for applying Bayesian analysis to inventory decision problems.
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A game analysis of the deployment of a defense system against submarine-launched ballistic missiles composed of mobile defense units capable of destroying a nearby submarine and its missiles at the time of launch.
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The core of an [n]-person game is the set of outcomes that cannot be blocked by any coalition of players. The Memorandum demonstrates that the core of a convex game has an especially regular structure, and that it is closely related to ...
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One of a series of mathematical notes on topics in the theory of multiperson games. This Memorandum establishes a direct correspondence between the balanced sets of coalitions of a multiperson game and the conditions that determine whether the game ...
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Presentation of problems associated with predicting satellite orbit decay plus a description of several programs for computing long-term orbit decay, model atmospheres, and final decay and reentry.
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The Memorandum develops and uses some of the mathematical tools required for nonlinear programming. Special emphasis is placed on the notion of the gradient and convexity, the maximization of nonlinear functions without constraints, and some propert...
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A spectral analysis of the transport kernel for anisotropic scattering in finite slabs is achieved by first solving a type of generalized scattering problem for a subcritical slab.
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A quantum-mechanical calculation of the scattering rate of light by light in the polarizable medium of a plasma is carried out.
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Computing a Green's function, for one-velocity neutron transport or radiative transfer in a one-dimensional slab or sphere with isotropic scattering.
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A discussion of the usefulness of game theory for military analysis. The prevailing pessimism is premature and subject to reexamination. The advantages of a game-theoretic analysis are large. They include the possibility of dealing with a wide spectr...
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A discussion of studies directed toward the improved use of expert opinions in operations research. The Delphi method as applied to consensus research is discussed and the results of experiments directed toward convergence of expert opinions present.
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Description of an experimental trend-predicting exercise using the Delphi technique and covering a time period as far as 50 years into the future.
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A report on an experiment in the use of expert opinions. The experiment, involving the Delphi technique and the computation of a consensus based on self-appraised competence ratings, is described and its results analyzed.
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A study of priority disciplines in a queueing network model for a simplified job-shop process, which, in turn, is relevant for any situation having a set of different facilities and a sequence of tasks consecutively requiring the services of one or ...
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Quasilinearization provides an effective computational tool for the solution of a wide class of nonlinear two-point and multi-point boundary-value problems; e.g., Euler equations, orbit determination, partial differential equations, vectorcardiology ...
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A review of the valid uses of operations research in the major economic and military-economic problems of underdeveloped countries. Certain qualifications and reservations are pointed out, these reservations tending to become more serious the higher ...
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A consideration of operations research as a science, though an inexact one.
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An exploration of applications of operations research to the planning of support aspects of the Apollo mission and system. Against this background the paper generalizes concerning the potential roles of operations research in planning for the suppor...
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A basic text in linear programming, the solution of systems of linear equalities.
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A report that includes all the papers presented at the Demand Prediction Conference held at Stanford University, 25-26 January 1962, together with a general discussion and comments.
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