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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"tactical decision-making"”.
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Tactical Decision Making in Terrorist Organizations
… armed assault. This pattern suggests that other tactical choices are made with less frequency and may need specific explanations. How are tactical decisions made within terrorist organizations? And what factors influence those decisions? While there is a robust political science literature on the …
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The Effects of Cognitive General Imagery Use on Tactical Decision-Making in Curling
… of game plans and strategies) imagery use on tactical decision-making in curling. This dissertation is divided into four studies. Study 1 outlines the two-stage development of the Curling Strategy Assessment Tool (CSAT-2), a computerized measure of curlers’ tactical decision-making (i.e., …
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Active shooter response: defensive tactics and tactical decision-making for elementary school teachers and staff
… of Run, Hide, Fight and defensive tactics and tactical-based decision-making tools that can be modified and applied to enhance depth and breadth of preparedness. Specifically, the research focuses on law enforcement and military tactics and tactical decision-making tools that could be taught to …
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Quantification and analysis of second balls in soccer
… valuable applications for player evaluation and tactical decision-making.
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Reducing total fulfillment at costs at Amazon EU through network design optimization
… operational and longer range strategic and tactical decision-making. From a pure cost perspective, a configuration has a significant impact on total fulfillment costs. The effects of network configuration as well as the challenges and value behind the application of network design …
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Implementation of an airline recovery model in an event-based simulation
… U.S. National Airspace System, can be used for tactical decision making, long term decision making and post priori event analysis. Thus, the addition of a recovery model is critical to obtain accurate simulation results. The airline recovery model consists of an optimized aircraft re-scheduling …
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Development of a three dimensional terrain display for a light infantry platoon combat model
… representation are examined, and the Dynamic Tactical Simulation (DYNTACS) terrain model is chosen for implementation. The DYNTACS representation uses a specialized triangle drawing procedure written in assembly language, the painter's algorithm for hidden surface removal, and Defense Mapping …
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Characteristics of spot-market rate indexes for truckload transportation
… spot-market index could allow for more effective tactical decision-making, the development of freight derivatives, stronger analysis and negotiation of contract rates, and contracts with index-tied rates. This paper examines pricing indexes from other industries and expands upon a framework of …
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Mapping healthcare information technology
… use by healthcare policy makers and on-the-spot decision makers. Using my own fifteen years of experience in HIT, along with an extensive set of literature reviews, interviews and on-site research I assembled lists of applications and organized them into categories based on primary workflows. …
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Enabling tactical autonomy for unmanned surface vehicles in defensive swarm engagements
… simulation data to demonstrate autonomous tactical decision-making in more realistic engagement scenarios.
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Cognitive Training Transfer Using A Personal Computer-based Game:a Close Quarters Battle Case Study
… off the Shelf (COTS) gaming software are making remarkable strides in increasing the realism of their software. This realism has caught the attention of the training community, which has traditionally sought system and operational replication in training systems such as flight simulators. …
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A co-ordinated business object approach for supporting tactical level management decisions
… proliferation of data throughout the strategic, tactical and operational areas within many organisations, has provided a need for the decision maker to be presented with structured information that is appropriate for achieving allocated tasks. However, despite this abundance of data, managers at …
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Terrain aware tactical motion planning and control algorithms for off-road UGVs in GNSS denied hostile environments
… an advanced framework for terrain-aware tactical motion planning and control of off-road unmanned ground vehicles operating in environments where global navigation satellite systems are unavailable due to adversarial interference or structural constraints. The research focuses on enabling …
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The Use Of Pc Based Simulation Systems In The Training Of Army Infantry Officers - An Evaluation Of The Rapid Decision Trainer
… a PC based training system known as the Rapid Decision Trainer (RDT). The RDT was developed by the US Army Research Development and Engineering Command for the purpose of aiding in the training of tactical decision making and troop leading procedures of officers in the initial levels of …
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Online simulation for the operational management of inpatient beds
… their use is often limited to strategic or tactical decision making, and few have attempted to produce models which can help hospitals with short-term (operational) decision making. This is where Online Discrete Event Simulation (ODES) can help. An ODES (also known as symbiotic simulation) …
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A Tacticians Guide to Conflict, Vol. 1: Advancing Explanations & Predictions of Intrastate Conflict
… can provide vital insights into the phenomena. Tactical decision-makers are left using models that rely on highly aggregated, country level data to create proper courses of actions (COAs) to address or predict conflict. The shortcoming is that conflicts morph quite rapidly and structural …
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Primary sedimentation tank model with characterized settling velocity groups
… with the view of optimizing plant operations and tactical decision making. The study thereafter recommended the need to conduct an extensive experimental campaign to measure in-situ diurnal data, mainly in terms of settling velocities and settling proportions of UPO, BPO and ISS. It was also …
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Communication technologies and data processing for safety
… an environment where situational awareness and tactical decision making are critical elements to a successful operation, it is really important to have available efficient instruments to ensure the safety for all operators that work in the field. Despite the fact that a lot sophisticated …