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The wargame commodity course of action automated analysis method

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  • William T. DeBerry
  • Richard Dill
  • Kenneth Hopkinson
  • Douglas D. Hodson
  • Michael Grimaila

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This research presents the wargaming commodity course of action automated analysis method (WCCAAM) – a novel approach to assist wargame commanders in developing and analyzing courses of action (COAs) through semi-automation of the military decision making process (MDMP). MDMP is a seven-step iterative method that commanders and mission partners follow to build an operational course of action to achieve strategic objectives. MDMP requires time, resources, and coordination – all competing items the commander weighs to make the optimal decision. WCCAAM receives the MDMP’s Mission Analysis phase as input, converts the wargame into a directed graph, processes a multi-commodity flow algorithm on the nodes and edges, where the commodities represent units, and the nodes represent blue bases and red threats, and then programmatically processes the MDMP steps to output the recommended COA. To demonstrate its use, a military scenario developed in the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) processes the various factors through WCCAAM and produces an optimal, minimal risk COA.

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  • William T. DeBerry & Richard Dill & Kenneth Hopkinson & Douglas D. Hodson & Michael Grimaila, 2024. "The wargame commodity course of action automated analysis method," The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, , vol. 21(1), pages 17-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joudef:v:21:y:2024:i:1:p:17-29
    DOI: 10.1177/15485129211028318
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