Finding Candidate Options for Investment From Building Blocks to Composite Options and Preliminary Screening

• Main Author: Davis, Paul K. (auth)
• Other Authors: Shaver, Russell D. (auth), Gvineria, Gaga (auth), Beck, Justin (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Military engineering; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Description of a methodology and a prototype tool, Building Blocks To Composite Options Tool (BCOT), for identifying investment options for defense capability areas. It ensures that a broad range of options is considered initially, then uses a screening technique to narrow the range to those meritin...