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Professional societies are important for many reasons. They provide their members with a vehicle to learn, collaborate, and share their work with others in the same profession. How many people would want to receive life-threatening disease treatment from a doctor that is still using techniques that were state of the art in the 1990s? The same is true of analytics. Here are the top three reasons for CANA to participate in professional societies: Keeps us sharp. Knowing state of the art and new analytical solutions allows us to find the right fit for an analytical tool when addressing customer needs. Sharing our work. We love to share our analytics, get feedback, and inspire discussion. Giving back to the committee. All analytics professionals deserve encouragement and support. Connecting and continuing a long-term dialogue with analytics professionals from industry, government, and academia allows everyone to keep moving forward no matter what an individual's professional goals may be. CANA achieved all three of these goals at two events at the end of 2018. Team CANA at an event (From left to right; Norm Reitter, Carol DeZwarte, Jerom Dixon, Lucia Darrow, Walt DeGrange, and Rob Cranston) 2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting CANA was on hand for the largest INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) event of the year. Over 7,000 attendees enjoyed over 70 tracks of presentations during the four-day event. There were plenty of presentations on the latest research on many topics for industries that use analytics (e.g., Healthcare, Transportation, Mining, Supply Chain) and methodologies (e.g., machine learning, simulation, optimization) to sharpen our skills. CANA’s Walt DeGrange (Director of Analytics Capabilities) also presented his sports analytics impact presentation, a three-year analytics project to determine if analytics is making an impact at the professional level in the United States. CANA also participates as leaders and members of multiple committees throughout INFORMS. CANA is by far the smallest company represented in most, if not all, the committees with much larger companies and academic institution representatives making up a majority of the committee members. This involvement in these critical committees allows CANA to influence the future of analytics and to contribute significantly to moving forward analytics in organizations - providing more direct contributions than many other analytics companies with less than 25 employees. Images from the INFORMS 2018 Annual Meeting MORS Emerging Techniques Forum The MORS (Military Operations Research Society) Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF) occurred in December and is a showcase of cutting-edge analytical methods and using these tools to answer the toughest questions in both the commercial and government space. CANA took advantage of this opportunity to showcase analysis performed by its outstanding analytical professionals. Lucia Darrow (Operations Research Analyst) presented a poster on the impact of using the INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model in determining the effects of applying advanced analytics methods to organizations. Her poster presented an analysis of data collected over the past four years including over 20 analytics capability assessments. Jerome Dixon (Senior Operations Research Analyst) presented his work on using Machine Learning (ML) to address the challenging issue of developing a Bill of Material (BOM). His research provides a unique solution to answer a business question shared in both the commercial and government arenas. Also, finally, Walt DeGrange participated as a panel member in a discussion identifying and hiring high-caliber analytical professionals. This forum allowed CANA to share with the community what sets CANA apart from other analytics providers such as our Why Statement "Create an environment that allows our team and clients more time to focus on the things that matter most[,]" and the ability to share analytical knowledge easily through monthly one-hour CANA Analytics Roundtables. CANA was by far the smallest organization represented on the panel and could provide that unique small business perspective to the audience. Images from the MORS Emerging Technologies Forum These two events highlight how CANA takes advantage of professional societies to magnify its analytics impact on the world. The objectives of learning, sharing, and giving back were all accomplished through the participation of the CANA Team at the end of 2018. Bring on 2019! To learn more about CANA or our Industry Experts go to https://www.canallc.com #CANA #community #INFORMS #MORSForum #emergingtechnologies #learning #emergingtechniques #WaltDeGrange #LuciaDarrow #JeromeDixon

CANA is dedicated to supporting our country’s veterans. In keeping with the company’s outreach and advocacy efforts, CANA recently joined a group of businesses to participate in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program (HoH CFP). The 12-week program provides transitioning service members with professional training and hands-on experience with world-class civilian organizations during the final weeks of their military service. Hosting companies receive the benefit of access to some of our nation’s best and brightest transitioning service members as well as receive a comprehensive insight into the veteran job market. From left to right; CANA CEO/CFO Liz Cranston, CANA Fellow Jason Fincher, CANA Fellow Jason Heuer, CANA COO Rob Cranston. CANA is pleased to welcome two HoH Fellows in its inaugural launch of the CANA HoH program! Jason Fincher Jason “Finch” Fincher is a transitioning Marine Corps Major with 23 years experience in logistics and analysis. He is a native of Idaho and resides with his family in Fairfax, Virginia. Jason has multiple combat deployments to Iraq, Marine Expeditionary Unit experience in the Pacific, and supported response efforts to the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident. He is also the founder and president of the Association for Marine Corps Logisticians, a professional group for the Marine Corps logistics community. Jason’s recent work experience includes analysis of logistics support to Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. While at CANA, Jason will get the opportunity to work with several ongoing projects including transportation modeling and social media marketing. “This program is a really great opportunity for veterans and the host companies. It is a rare win-win scenario. I am really looking forward to learning everything I can from the CANA team.” Jason Heuer Jason “Woogie” Heuer is a Marine Corps lieutenant colonel transitioning to the civilian workforce after 23 years of service, primarily as an UH-1Y pilot. He is a native of Indiana and resides with his family in Vienna, Virginia. Jason deployed five times to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. He also served as an instructor at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, the commanding officer of Headquarters Squadron 39 at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, and as an action officer at the Pentagon, supporting the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps in various roles. Jason’s recent work experience includes analysis on the potential next generation of aircraft carriers, including the integration of the MQ-25A into the Carrier Air Wing, and the development of the 2019 and 2020 Marine Corps Aviation Plans. During his time with CANA, Jason will have the opportunity to work on several ongoing projects, including work with CANA Drone Solutions. “I am extremely thankful for the opportunity provided by the Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program and CANA Advisors. Their shared commitment to supporting transitioning service members is to be applauded, and I look forward to contributing to CANA and their projects.” CANA hopes to expand on the program in the future by providing transitioning veterans insights into the virtual work environment and the power of analytics in the corporate market. HoH conducts three cohorts per year and has chapters nationwide at select installations. To learn more about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program, please see the following link - https://www.hiringourheroes.org For any questions about CANA’s HoH Program, please contact Elizabeth Cranston at ecranston@canallc.com #CANA #HoH #HiringforHeroes #CANAFellow #internship

As a proud MORS Partner, Team CANA was represented in force at the 2019 MORS Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF). Norm Reitter, Walt DeGrange, and Renee Carlucci helped with organizing key aspects of the event. Rocky Graciani and Jason Fincher took the opportunity to enjoy some professional development, networking, and the Hilton’s excellent catering. This event ran from 4 to 5 December, in Alexandria, Virginia, and included nearly 30 presentations on topics ranging from new takes on calculating readiness to methods for capturing and capitalizing on video and speech data. Presenters provided new and emerging methods in machine learning, robust optimization, data post processing and synthesis, and a variety of operations research based modeling. Keynote speakers included Mr. Marck Vaisman, a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect and Data Scientist at Microsoft, and the Honorable Mr. Alan R. Shaffer, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. This event also provided a venue to showcase the work of MORS Junior Analysts. Six candidates presented and were evaluated by a panel of MORs judges (including Norm and Renee). The top presentation, “Predicting Crisis Behavior with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning” presented by Dr. David Masad of Booz Allen Hamilton, received the inaugural Eugene P. Visco Prize for International Collaboration in Operations Research. The award provides the opportunity for the winner to present in July 2020 at the ISMOR conference in London, England. In addition, CANA’s Walt DeGrange led an industry panel on the state of using artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle challenging National Security problems. This event epitomized how a community of interest can share ideas and elevate the thinking and skills of the whole field. Team CANA remains committed to support and contribute to this important effort. CANA continues to provide leadership within the MORS community - representative of CANA’s strong commitment to professional collaboration, information sharing, networking, and development across multiple professional societies. As part of this commitment, CANA leads the MORS Logistics Community of Practice, meeting the third Tuesday of every month at noon Eastern Time. Please reach out to present or otherwise participate in this specialized forum that focuses on applying operations research and other analytics methods to tackle tough logistics problems within the National Security Community. #MORS #CANAAdvisors #teamCANA #Analytics #OperationsResearch #CANAAdvisors #OR #Logistics #AI If you'd like to learn more about CANA's ongoing participation in MORS and other professional societies focused on analytics and operations research, please contact Mr. Walt DeGrange, CANA's Director of Analytics Capabilities. Mr. Walt DeGrange Director of Analytics Capabilities wdgrange@canallc.com

CANA Showcasing Analytical Work at 2018 MORS Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF) The MORS Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF), taking place December 4th and 5th in Alexandria, Virginia at the Hilton Mark Center, is a showcase of cutting-edge analytical methods and how to use these tools to help answer the toughest questions in both the commercial and Government arenas. CANA is taking advantage of this opportunity to showcase analysis performed by its outstanding analytical professionals. Lucia Darrow, an Operations Research Analyst at CANA, is presenting a poster on the impact of using the INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model in determining the effects of applying advanced analytics methods to organizations. Jerome Dixon, a Senior Operations Research Analyst, is presenting work on using Machine Learning (ML) to address the challenging issue of developing a Bill of Material (BOM). And finally, Walt DeGrange, CANA’s Director of Analytics Capabilities, is participating as a panel member in a session discussing key factors in identifying and hiring high caliber analytical professionals. If you are attending the MORS ETF, stop by the CANA Advisors' booth to learn more about the work being presented and other opportunities for CANA Advisors to help your organization improve its analytical capability. Lucia Darrow is an Operations Research Analyst at CANA Advisors ldarrow@canallc.com Jerome Dixon is a Senior Operations Research Analyst at CANA Advisors jdixon@canallc.com Walt DeGrange is the Director of Analytics Capabilities at CANA Advisors wdegrange@canallc.com #MORSForum #ETF #EmergingTechniques #INFORMS #analytics #maturitymodel #machinelearning #analyticscapabilities

I have recently been connected to people who were interested in how U.S. states spend their money on Medicaid. Medicaid is a state and federally funded program that is administered by the states in accordance with U.S. federal guidelines, and as such is an important – and expensive – program for the well-being of citizens. Medicaid is a small part of the healthcare ecosystem and a rapidly growing part of the operations research (O.R.) and analytics practice. Practically every issue of this magazine, as well as its companion – OR/MS Today – includes articles on healthcare. Specifically, Medicaid “…provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Medicaid is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by states and the federal government” [1]. As we frequently recall, this is the five-minute analyst, not the five-year dissertation, and it is important to scope an issue to have an interesting discussion in approximately 700 words. In that spirit, we are asking one question: Do states achieve advantages via “economies of scale”? A priori, we would think that larger states would have lower per capita spending. Let’s explore that assumption. We use data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (www.kff.org) retrieved Feb. 15, 2018. This data does not include administrative costs of the program, which can be significant but are more difficult to quantify for a variety of reasons. In any event, they are not easily distilled from Internet searches [2]. Our expectation is that states with a larger number of enrollees should have lower costs than states with fewer enrollees because of economies of scale. After obtaining the data, we plot it as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Enrollment vs. total spending, both scaled by millions. Smoothing is done via LOESS as implemented in r ggplot2::geom_smooth(). This plot leads us to believe that there is a linear relationship between the number of enrollees and the total costs. Applying ordinary linear regression, we see that this is indeed the case, with more than 96 percent of the total variability in a state’s expenditure explained by the number of enrollees, and each enrollee costing approximately $7,300 per year (p-value is zero). There is substantial variation within the states; for example, the most expensive state on a per-enrollee basis is Minnesota, which pays $10,600 per recipient. The least expensive state is Florida, which pays $5,033 per recipient. In general, there is not a strong trend between the number of enrollees and the per capita cost, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Per-enrollee cost for Medicaid as a function of the number of enrollees by state. The outlier to the right in both this and the previous chart is the state of California, which has nearly twice as many enrollees (12 million) as the next closest state, New York (6 million). Beyond considering the cost per enrollee, we can also think about the cost per citizen, which changes the calculus significantly, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3: Per capita (total) expenditure on Medicaid. California, with the largest expenditure and most enrollees, diffuses its costs over a large population; Washington, D.C., has the highest per capita costs. Utah has the lowest per capita costs. Population data from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/state-total.html#tables). Finally, we address one (of potentially many) confounding variables: the so-called “Medicaid expansion.” As part of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid has been made open in some states to those at 128 percent of the federal poverty level [3]. To understand the impact of this change in policy, we color code the bar chart and order the bars to be descending. The resulting chart is shown in Figure 4. Figure 4: Per capita costs of Medicaid broken out by those states that have adopted expanded Medicaid (“Adopted”) vs. those that have not. This chart suggests a difference in per capita spending – as we would expect – between the two programs. In conclusion, we hoped that we have piqued some of our fellow practitioners’ interest at the intersection of policy, data and healthcare. Medicaid, like all health programs, is important because it directly impacts the lives, livelihoods and well-being of people in every state. Harrison Schramm (Harrison.schramm@gmail.com), CAP, PStat, is a principal operations research analyst at CANA Advisors, LLC, and a member of INFORMS. The author would like to thank Verbus Counts who first introduced him to this topic. References & Notes https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/index.html These are, of course, Internet searches done by me. If you find the data and are the first person to send it to me, I’ll owe you a Coke. https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/state-activity-around-expanding-medicaid-under-the-affordable-care-act #data #healthcare #medicade #states #spending #medicare #federal #HarrisonSchramm

It is with great fondness and respect we say farewell and congratulations to an amazing CANA team member. Bill Vinyard, a Principal Operations Research Analyst with CANA Advisors since 2014, is retiring. Bill has been with CANA for just over four years after a career that spanned 32 years with the Federal government and included 25 years on active military duty with the Marine Corps. Bill joined CANA in June of 2014, and after initially supporting research for a prepositioning exercise cost estimation model, Bill became the lead operations research analyst on the USMC Enterprise Ground Equipment Management Group (EGEM) program - supporting the USMC EGEM Fusion Center. Bill’s data expertise, in-depth knowledge of USMC logistics, and operations analysis talent that he applied in support of the EGEM program required him to use this full "tool set" that he developed and honed over his career. Bill’s persistent efforts, hard work, and press to consistently provide quality answers using the best data and quantitative analysis continued to bolster his already stellar reputation as the "go to” analyst within the USMC logistics community. Bill’s passion to use the myriad data sources available to the USMC, to use the right data for the analysis problem, and high attention to developing robust analysis led to many cases where new information was provided to all levels of the USMC community including the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Marine Requirements Oversight Council (three-star level board). Bill and his wife of over thirty years will be busy keeping track of their growing tribe throughout their retirement - their extended family of children and grandchildren. Further, true to his OR roots, Bill plans to focus on developing open source operations research methods-based tools for analysts to use within different operating environments. Bill has had an amazing career. His passion for data, analytics, the Marine Corps, and doing analysis the right way has been the hallmark of his career. We have been truly blessed having Bill as part of our CANA Team, and we know that we will stay connected with Bill both professionally and personally throughout his retirement years. We wish Bill and his wife “fair winds and following seas.” ~ Team CANA Sea Fever BY JOHN MASEFIELD I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying. I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over. #BillVinyard #CANAAdvisors #USMC #EGEM

On April 9th CANA Advisors held part two of our webinar series on Working Virtually. Part two is an interactive panel discussion on working remotely. We’ll be joined by several of our partners and clients for an exciting discussion on collaborative remote work. Over the past few weeks, most organizations have made the switch to working from home, a major transition for many employees. Our inboxes and news feeds have been flooded with articles on how to master the world of remote work. As an organization that was built to operate remotely and has been operating in this context for over twelve years, CANA Advisors is no stranger to the world of working “virtually” as we like to say. Building a vibrant, virtual professional community is more important than ever before. We want to hear about your experience working remotely and answer any questions you may have. If you would like to attend the webinar you can sign up here DID YOU MISS ANY OF THE LIVE WORKING VIRTUALLY WEBINARS? Don't worry if you missed any of our Working Virtually series you can watch them all here: https://www.canallc.com/working-virtually-series or listen to the podcast versions of any of the webinar here: https://www.canallc.com/podcast JOIN THE ONGOING CONVERSATION Building a vibrant, virtual professional community is more important than ever before. We want to hear about your experience working remotely and answer any questions you may have. Join in the conversation now on the CANA Connect Forum. #teamCANA #workingfromhome #workingvirtual #virtualoffice #onlinemeeting #CANAwebinars

Over the past few weeks, most organizations have made the switch to working from home, a major transition for many employees. Our inboxes and news feeds have been flooded with articles on how to master the world of remote work. As an organization that was built to operate remotely and has been operating in this context for over twelve years, CANA Advisors is no stranger to the world of working “virtually” as we like to say. On April 2nd, CANA Advisors invites you to join us for part one of our webinar series on Working Virtually. During the webinar CANA team members will talk about maintaining a remote culture, the tools and techniques for successful execution, and how we put it all together in practice. Building a vibrant, virtual professional community is more important than ever before. We want to hear about your experience working remotely and answer any questions you may have. If you would like to watch the recorded version of this Webinar you can catch it at https://www.canallc.com/working-virtually-series or listen to the podcast version at https://www.canallc.com/podcast STAY ENGAGED WITH CANA And while you are at it why not sign up for our CANA Connection Newsletter, or maybe join our new CANA Connection Community forum to carry on the conversation. #teamCANA #workingfromhome #workingvirtual #virtualoffice #onlinemeeting #CANAwebinars

Team CANA's Chief Analytics Officer and Senior Vice President of Analytics Operations, Norm Reitter, was present on the fantastic INFORMS podcast -"Resoundingly Human"- this week. Norm was featured in an interview called,"Helping businesses up their O.R. and analytics game, featuring Norman Reitter" during the podcast. ...Organizations around the world, big and small, in nearly every industry, are implementing operations research and analytics to improve their business operations. But how can an organization tell how well it is using O.R. and analytics? With the INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model!... To listen to the interview in its entirety follow this link https://pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/orms.2019.05.25p/full/ If you would like to catch up on all the various news, articles and podcasts INFORMS has to offer head over to their ORMS Today website. The INFORMS team does a great job of turning around their podcasts very quickly for posting on their site, and the entire archive of the ORMS Today podcasts can be found over at https://pubsonline.informs.org/magazine/orms-today/podcasts. If you are interested in having a member of Team CANA talk on one of your podcasts or are looking for expert insight into the worlds of big data, analytics, logistics or operations feel free to contact us at ecranston@canallc.com To learn more about the Analytics Capability Evaluation program, contact Norm Reitter at nreitter@canallc.com #informs #resoundinglyhuman #podcast #analytics #OperationsResearch #NormReitter

CANA Advisors is unique in many ways. Two of them are the variety of exciting analytics application areas and the focus on collaborating with the broader analytics community. The 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, from October 20-22 provides an excellent venue for CANA to showcase these qualities. Monday, October 21 Track: SpORts Session: MB-69 Location: S-Seneca CANA's Director of Analytics Capabilities, Walt DeGrange, is presenting "Does Sports Analytics Work: Part Three." This multi-year analysis uses machine learning, k-means clustering, to answer the question of if analytics is making a difference in the four professional major sports leagues in the United States. The big announcement this year is that this effort is going open source. Tuesday, October 22 Track: Data Mining Session: TA34 Location: CC-Room 603 CANA analyst Jerome Dixon briefing his Ph.D. research in a presentation titled "Predicting Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic Staffing Requirements from Historical Patient Data." Track: Developing Analytics Talent and Culture Session: TA10 Location: CC-Room 213 "Using the INFORMS Analytics Capability Evaluation (ACE) to Support Organizational Change and Improvements." This brief presents CANA's Senior Vice President Analytics Operations and Chief Analytics Officer Norm Reitter's vision for increasing the use of the ACE. The session also uses examples of how organizations have used the ACE to shape their analytical capabilities. The presentation also reviews CANA ACE results performed over the past five years at a variety of government, commercial, and professional sports organizations. Wednesday, October 23 Track: Military and Security Session: WB-31 Location: CC-Room 6B Walt will present, "Why Won't They Use My Model? Difficulties in Implementing Optimal Scheduling Models." The presentation is an overview of a chapter of a book being released in March (Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research). This brief reflects on why math and modeling are much easier than the implementation of a model. Even if the model saves hours a day and millions of dollars a year. If you are planning on attending the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, and want to learn how CANA is collaborating and sharing, then plan on attending one of our presentations. We will also be sharing our conference experiences through social media. We look forward to seeing you in person or engaging online! #INFORMS #analytics #CANAACE #sports #OperationsResearch #meeting

Members of CANA Advisors will be at the upcoming MORS Emerging Techniques Forum (ETF) in force. CANA will have a booth set up if you want to visit us and find out more about CANA Advisors. In addition to learning about many new emerging techniques, CANA team members will also be helping to judge the inaugural Eugene P. Visco Prize and participating in a 90-minute brainstorming session at the ETF with the goal of identifying emerging techniques addressing challenge areas for Modeling Complex Warfare (MCW) and new ways of thinking about modeling the problem set. For more information on the MORS Emerging Techniques Fourm click here. #TEAMCANA #MORSETF2019

Director of Analytics Capabilities at CANA Advisors, Walt DeGrange recently wrote a chapter for the upcoming, "HANDBOOK OF MILITARY AND DEFENSE OPERATIONS RESEARCH" dealing with change management and implementing optimal scheduling models called “Why Won’t They Use Our Model?” in PART 2: SOFT SKILLS AND CLIENT RELATIONS. For those interested in Military and Defense Operations Research or just OR in general, here is a list of what you will find in the pages of the upcoming book... HANDBOOK OF MILITARY AND DEFENSE OPERATIONS RESEARCH edited byNatalie M. Scala & James P. Howard II TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: APPROACHES 1. “Modern Data Analytics for the Military Operations Researcher” Raymond R. Hill, Air Force Institute of Technology 2. “Microsoft Excel: The Universal Tool of Analysis” Joseph M. Lindquist, United States Military Academy Charles A. Sulewski, United States Military Academy 3. “Military Decision Analysis” Roger Chapman Burk, United States Military Academy 4. “Military Workforce Planning and Manpower Modeling” Nathaniel D. Bastian, United States Military Academy Andrew O. Hall, United States Military Academy 5. “Military Assessments” Lynette Arnhart, United States Army (Retired) Marvin King, United States Army 6. “Threatcasting in a Military Setting” Natalie Vanatta, United States Military Academy Brian David Johnson, Arizona State University 7. “Analytical Modeling of Stochastic Systems” Roger Chapman Burk, United States Military Academy 8. “Modern Methods for Characterization of Social Networks Through Network Models” Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Air Force Institute of Technology Fairul Mohd-Zaid, Air Force Research Laboratory Richard F. Deckro, Air Force Institute of Technology 9. “Process Optimization Through Structured Problem Solving” David M. Bernacki, United States Air Force Robert E. Hamm, Jr., United States Air Force Hung-da Wan, University of Texas at San Antonio 10. “Simulation Optimization” Shane N. Hall, OptTek Systems, Inc. Brian M. Wade, United States Army Training and Doctrine Analysis Center – Monterey Benjamin G. Thengvall, OptTek Systems, Inc. 11. “Analytical Test Planning for Defense Acquisitions” Darryl K. Ahner, Office of the Secretary of Defense Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence Gina Sigler, Office of the Secretary of Defense Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence PART 2: SOFT SKILLS AND CLIENT RELATIONS 12. “Why Won’t They Use Our Model?” Walt DeGrange, CANA Advisors Wilson L. Price, Université Laval 13. “From BOGSAT to Turbo Teams” F. Freeman Marvin, Innovative Decisions, Inc. PART 3: APPLICATIONS 14. “A Model for and Inventory of Cybersecurity Values: Metrics and Best Practices” Natalie M. Scala, Towson University Paul L. Goethals, United States Military Academy 15. “Applying Information Theory to Validate Commanders’ Critical Information Requirements” Mark A. C. Timms, Department of National Defence, Canada David R. Mandel, Defence Research and Development Canada Jonathan D. Nelson, University of Surrey 16. “Modeling and Inferencing of Activity Profiles of Terrorist Groups” Vasanthan Raghavan, Qualcomm, Inc. 17. “Expert COSYSMO Systems Engineering Cost Model and Risk Advisor” Raymond Madachy, Naval Postgraduate School Ricardo Valerdi, University of Arizona PART 4: PERSPECTIVES 18. “How Data Science Happens” James P. Howard, II, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory 19. “Modernizing Military Operations Research Education” Chris Arney, United States Military Academy Michael Yankovich, United States Military Academy Krista Watts, United States Military Academy 20. “Strategic Analytics and the Future of Military Operations Research” Greg H. Parlier, North Carolina State University Officially out on March 2, 2020. Order it now at Amazon.com to reserve your copy. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1138607339?fbclid=IwAR36SUZftAJOwNwX-rPpw4TFWnKmp_nGMqSSPJkh1Vd6dzh5d49nTd1_VTM Walt DeGrange is the Director of Analytics Capabilities at CANA Advisors wdegrange@canallc.com #handbook #OperationsResearch #military #defense #WaltDeGrange #book #publication