Analysis, Analysis Practices, and Implications for Modeling and Simulation

The Department of Defense’s modeling and simulation should help find strategies that are flexible, adaptive, and robust. It should be pursued with a family-of-tools approach, with models that involve man-in-the-loop, low resolution, and exploratory analysis, and high-resolution on selected issues. Investment should favor integrative reviews and specific new methods, such as agent-based modeling and representations of network-centric operations.