03039nam 22006854a 450 991022015960332120200520144314.01-281-73648-10-8330-4488-5(CKB)1000000000690450(EBL)357979(OCoLC)437222333(SSID)ssj0000279500(PQKBManifestationID)11227271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279500(PQKBWorkID)10260611(PQKB)11063042(Au-PeEL)EBL357979(CaPaEBR)ebr10240747(Au-PeEL)EBL4969963(CaONFJC)MIL173648(OCoLC)1027193621(MiAaPQ)EBC357979(MiAaPQ)EBC4969963(oapen)doab114723(EXLCZ)99100000000069045020080717d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFinding candidate options for investment from building blocks to composite options and preliminary screening /Paul K. Davis ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica Rand Corporation20081 online resource (xvi, 70 pages) illustrationsTechnical report ;TR-501-OSD"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.""Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."0-8330-4219-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).Introduction BCOT's structure and flow The centralized interface : inputs and outputs A notional example Conclusions and next steps Appendix A. Effectiveness calculations Appendix B. Subtleties in the concept of nearness to the efficient frontier Appendix C.A genetic algorithm approach for identifying good candidate options Appendix D. Changing building blocks or scenarios Appendix E. Changing list names (scenarios, focus, etc.)Appendix F. Changing parameters Appendix G. Array operations used in BCOT Appendix H. Excel-based graphics for BCOTThis report describes a methodology and prototype tool, the Building Blocks to Composite Options Tool (BCOT), for identifying good candidate options to use in investment analysis.Technical report (Rand Corporation) ;TR-501-OSD.Government purchasingUnited StatesMethodologyPublic investmentsUnited StatesMethodologyUnited StatesArmed ForcesProcurementMethodologyGovernment purchasingMethodology.Public investmentsMethodology.623.82580973Davis Paul K.1943-854843United States.Department of Defense.Office of the Secretary of Defense.Rand Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220159603321Finding candidate options for investment2444099UNINA