Barnes, J. Wesley2010-11-112010-11-112017-05-112010-11-112010-11-112017-05-112010-05May 2010http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-914textIn this article, I discuss a new methodology for course of action comparisons within the Military Decision Making Process MDMP. I discuss the problem with the current methodology used to compare and recommend courses of action to operational or tactical level commanders, and I describe and demonstrate how using this new methodology gives commanders a better tool to select those courses of action. I also provide additional analysis of the comparison that can provide the staff and the commander with actionable information generated from sensitivity analysis.application/pdfengMilitary decision making processMDMPTacticsEnhancing the military decision making process with a simple multi-attribute scoring heuristic using distance functions (SMASH-D)thesis2010-11-11