01419nas a2200265   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001400052653002700066653003300093653001900126653002000145653001100165653003100176653001600207653001600223100001800239700002100257700001600278245008900294300001200383490000700395520075100402       2009                            d  c200910abudgeting10adefence capa­bilities10adefence institution building10adefence policy10aforce structure10aGaming10along-term defence planning10aProgramming10aUncertainty1 aTodor Tagarev1 aGueorgui Stankov1 aLozan Bizov00aInteractive Simulations in Support of Decision Making on Defence Resource Allocation  a129-1400 v233 a<p>This article describes the approach and the experience of the Defence and Force Management Department at the “G.S. Rakovski” Defence and Staff Col­lege in conducting interactive simulations that support decision making on force structure, force development programs, and the respective allocation of resources. The primary purpose of the simulation is to educate students, mostly senior military and civilian MOD personnel, in the intricacies of defence planning in a changing environment, and to provide ‘hands on’ experience in defence programming and budgeting. In addition, it allows exploring the space of potential policy alternatives, force structuring and programming decisions, thus serving as a powerful decision support</p>