The applicability of expert systems technology to insurgent identification in a tactical military environment

As the threat of large-scale, conventional warfare diminishes, the United States will increasingly find itself, and its military forces, involved in low intensity, insurgency, revolutionary, and guerrilla warfare as an intervening power. One especially critical aspect of counterinsurgency operations is the rapid and accurate identification of insurgents and cause- sympathetic individuals. This task is normally accomplished by an experienced and knowledgeable expert in insurgent identifications, but appears to be particularly well suited for the application of expert system technology. This thesis is concerned with examining the applicability and feasibility of using expert systems technology for the development of a computerized screening system capable of assisting in the identification of insurgent and cause-sympathetic individuals in a tactical military environment.http://archive.org/details/thepplicabilityo1094534909Captain, United States Marine CorpsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Case study

"September 1997."Includes bibliographical references.Jeanne W. Ross

The impact of Information Technology (IT) on the financial performance of organizations in a developing country

Bibliography: pages 84-90.The effect of IT investment on the risk and risk profile of managers were studied in the IT-using industry in Namibia. IT investment uses certain of an organization's resources. The following models (computerization index (CI), IT expense ratio (ITEX) , IT costs efficiency ratio (ITCE), operating cost efficiency ratio (OPEX), operating leverage, cost-benefit ratio, return on IT assets ratio and profitability performance measurements in terms of six strategic ratios; profit/total assets, profit/turnover, turnover/total assets, gross margin/turnover, profit growth rate and sales growth rate) were used. The study also established the importance of perceived risk in any organization's and managers' daily activities. The study further investigated the close link between calculated organizational risk and IT investment decisions. The results displayed a positive association between the CI and turnover growth. A link was shown between ITEX and OPEX and OPEX and the monetary value of IT, allowing the study to accept these two hypotheses. It was thus concluded that CI and ITEX could be used as a possible measurement of computerization. On the other hand, managerial perceived and calculated organizational risk were not found to be the deciding factors while an IT investment was being made

McNeil Engineering, Inc; McNeil Engineering and Land Surveying, LLC; and Scott McNeil, an individual v. Benchmark Engineering and Land Surveying, LLC; Benchmark Cad Services, LLC; Land Development Cadd, Inc; Dale K. Bennett, an individual; and Florence B. Alhambra, an individual : Brief of Appellant

APPEAL FROM AN ORDER AND JUDGMENT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, HONORABLE L.A. DEVER

McNeil Engineering, Inc.; McNeil Engineering and Land Surveying, LLC; and Scott McNeil, an individual v. Benchmark Engineering and Land Surveying, LLC; Benchmark Cad Services, LLC; Land Development Cadd, Inc.; Dale K. Bennett, an individual; and Florence B. Alhambra, an individual : Brief of Appellant

APPEAL FROM AN ORDER AND JUDGMENT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, HONORABLE PAT B. BRIA

Semi-Annual Report to Congress for the Period of April 1, 1984 to September 30, 1984

[Excerpt] This six-month reporting period has seen the continuation of efforts toward improving program administration and management within the Department of Labor (DOL). This is in contrast to earlier periods, when the OIG was committing most of its resources to the statutorily mandated financial and compliance audits of the CETA program. Continued emphasis was directed toward operational reviews of major DOL programs within the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Employment Standards Administration (ESA), as well as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM). New attention was focused on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. We have also placed increasing emphasis on prevention activities through training designed to sensitize supervisors and employees to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement issues and to provide greater front-end review of accounting and financial systems that are currently under development

Comparative efficacies of decision strategies and the effects of learning in dynamic environments: a computer simulation approach

Models of aggregation in management science and economics are not consistent with micro-empirical knowledge of individual decision making. This has occurred as a result of using heuristics that are derived from behavioral studies which focused on discrete incidents. This approach fails to recognize decision making as a continuous process and overlooks the importance of feedback. This study examines the performance of various decision strategies (heuristics) in dynamic environments through computer simulation. Within dynamic task environments, three classes of strategies are examined: (a) feedback oriented strategies, (b) non-feedback oriented strategies and; (c) a strategy that incorporates learning. The relative efficacies of these strategies are compared. The results show that feedback oriented strategies achieved a higher level of performance than non-feedback oriented strategies. And the strategy that incorporated learning outperformed all other strategies. A few anomalies exist and may require additional sampling. The implications of these findings for command decision making indicate that, feedback from prior military actions can play an important role in adapting existing systems to meets new military roles in changing environments.http://archive.org/details/comparativeeffic1094539992Captain, United States Marine CorpsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Success Factors in IT-Projects to Provide Customer Value Propositions

Rising external competition and cost-pressures compel internal service providers to re-define their customer- service approach. Providing value propositions to the intra-firm end-users instead of provisioning technical resources becomes a necessity to facilitate transparency in costs and customer satisfaction. With that, the complexity of IT projects, particularly international ones, rises and changes in regards to impacts of inter-social and human factors. This paper uses a cross-case study method based on five cases to identify critical success factors for achieving IT-project success and the provision of the needed value propositions. Our analysis found that seven major factors are essential for the project success when coupled with a clear customer-oriented value proposition: one of the most important ones is to understand the customer’s business and with it to identify the end-user’s requirements. Furthermore, a close project collaboration, process alignment and trustful, clear communication as well the right choice of personnel emerge as important factors. Inter-social factors like support of the top-management and the early identification of stakeholders are equally crucial. Top management support acts as enabler for all these success factors. With the insight into requirements and impacts of each success factor, this cross-case study poses as operational guidance to achieve value propositions in IT-projects