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The GCAM Core Tool Suite puts SPA analysts and their customers on the cutting edge of operations research analysis.
The General Campaign Analysis Model (GCAM) Core Tool Suite (CTS) is a proven collection of innovative object-oriented / agent-based analysis tools that allow operations research analysts to create new, custom methods to fit a large class of M&S-based analytic problems. Originally created by SPA in 1995 to support ongoing methodology improvements used to address analysis issues for the Naval Assessment Division, GCAM tools and techniques have since expanded and continue to grow to increase the power and flexibility available to the analyst.
The components of the GCAM-CTS support the rapid development of GCAM “cases” (a.k.a. “scenarios” or “applications”) that are tailored to the specific needs of the analysis. GCAM allows the analyst to create the exact set of objects required to represent military forces and develop the rules of behavior for those objects based on virtually any set of conditions from the perspective of the object itself. In contrast to monolithic models that specify input data requirements to fit the internal algorithms, GCAM cases are configured to accept virtually any available input data content (no force-fitting required).
GCAM is used both inside and outside of SPA to support a large variety of model development activities, at various levels of detail, including the following:
- Full Joint Campaign analysis in a variety of Major Theater War (MTW) scenarios with high-level command options that integrate Strike, Amphibious Warfare, and Logistics into single scenarios.
- Global Forward Presence analysis (5-year time frame) that includes kickoff and execution of multiple independent crises (from humanitarian relief missions to MTW conflicts) that require a variety of U.S. military responses.
- Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) cases, such as U.S. Marine Corps support for opposed non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO).
- Ship-To-Objective-Maneuver Model (STOM), designed to enable exploration of fully integrated over-the-horizon landing plan options and concepts of operations for future amphibious forces.
- A small-boat swarming attack model designed to help explore system requirements and tactical options for future surface naval forces facing attack by large numbers of smaller threat platforms.
- Wargame support, wherein GCAM cases are developed to support activities at major Navy and joint wargames. Key games include the Joint Ordinance Wargame, the Naval Logistics Wargame, the Focused Logistics Wargame (FLOW) series, the (Navy) Strategic Studies Group (SSG) XIX Concept Exploration Game, the SSG XIX Concept Evaluation Game, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) Wargame, and the OSD Network Centric Warfare (NCW) Game.
- Non-Military. Outside of DoD, GCAM is being adopted by other agencies to support military and non-military operations. For example, the U.S. Coast Guard is adopting GCAM to aid in development of tactics and concepts of operations to support development of M&S-based decision making.
Using GCAM, SPA provides clients with timely, accurate, and cost-effective analysis, which enables high-level decision makers to select the most effective course of action. SPA is able to do this because it both develops and employs the right tools to get the job done – on time and on target.
For More Information
For a technical description of the GCAM-CTS, click here. (Page will open in a separate browser window)
For a downloadable introductory PowerPoint briefing for GCAM, click here. (Page will open in a separate browser window)
For more information about how SPA can apply GCAM to your analytic issues, please contact us.
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