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Operationalized Management Information Systems In Iraq's Dma, Mark Steyn, Arie Claassens
Operationalized Management Information Systems In Iraq's Dma, Mark Steyn, Arie Claassens
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The perception of management information systems (MIS) often conjures up images of highly-technical tools requiring arcane development practices and data preparation rituals, but a simple solution providing easy access to the relevant data delivers a bigger impact than a highly technical tool gathering dust. The Iraq National Mine Action Authority has implemented an MIS application for use in the office and field to improve decision-making processes’ speed and quality.
The Lethality Index: Re-Conceptualizing Ied Clearance Planning And Delivery In Iraq, Mark Wilkinson
The Lethality Index: Re-Conceptualizing Ied Clearance Planning And Delivery In Iraq, Mark Wilkinson
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Explosive hazard clearance (EH) comes at a cost and, logically, with accountability expected as a quid pro quo both for those conducting and those funding clearance activities.[i] Today’s accountability problem arguably begins with the recognition that EH clearance, particularly in complex environments contaminated with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), differs radically from conventional mine action operations of the past, introducing various new factors that influence costs and cost-effectiveness. This, in turn, begs two questions: “What factors?” and “How are they measured?” Hence, before the mine action community can evaluate cost-effectiveness leading to accountability, it must first re-conceptualize clearance itself based …
Hma In The Gray Zone, Lt. Col. Shawn Kadlec
Hma In The Gray Zone, Lt. Col. Shawn Kadlec
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
How do the military, other government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector cooperate with each other when they find themselves conducting mine action tasks typically considered the purview of each other’s sectors?