Annual Report of the Department of Systems Engineering and the Operations Research Center for the Academic Year 2005

The purpose of this document is to formally summarize and conclude the research program of the U. S. Military Academy Department of Systems Engineering (DSE) and the Operations Research Center for Excellence (ORCEN) for the Academic Year 04-05. The annual research report includes a statement of purpose for research which supports DSE and the ORCEN, a description of the two organizations, a list of the key personnel responsible for executing the plan, and an overview of the annual research cycle. After this introduction, research summaries for applied research or problem-solving projects are presented. Each summary includes a problem statement and description, the methodology employed for project execution, a summary of results, a list of presentations and publications and a current status. Additional information is provided on the senior investigator, principal analyst, the client organization, and points of contact. The original document contains color images.