Problems of planning and decision in military R&D

Expert InsightsPublished 1964

The general problems of planning and management of military research and development can be broken down into specific issues amenable to disciplined thinking. The paper stresses that there is a special need for analytical techniques appropriate to the application of such thinking, and suggests some policy, planning and decision topics in military R&D that would respond to analytical clarification. 10 pp.

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  • Year: 1964
  • Pages: 13
  • Document Number: P-3021

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Problems of planning and decision in military R&D. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1964. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3021.html.
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