Air Force budget analysis and forecasting system

Conference · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6780777

Jairam, B N; Hardee, H K; Morris, J D; Emrich, M L

A primary mission of the Budget Management Division of the Air Force is fiscal analysis and forecasting. This involves formulating and tracking financial data, as well as justifying anomalous behavior. The process of analysis and forecasting relies heavily on historical data, which forms the basic guideline for predicting future trends. An essential requirement of this process is the ready availability and manipulation of past and current budget data. This necessitates the decentralized availability of information. This paper presents a prototypical system, BAFS (Budget Analysis and Forecasting System) that provides such capabilities. In its current state, the system is designed to be a financial forecasting and evaluation tool. A brief report of the budget decisions and activities is presented. The system structure and its major components are highlighted. Implementation strategies and future enhancements are discussed. 7 refs., 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6780777
• Report Number(s): CONF-881249-2; ON: DE89004911
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990100 -- Management
990500* -- Civilian Defense-- (-1987)
BUDGETS
COST
DATA
DATA PROCESSING
DECISION MAKING
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL DATA
FORECASTING
INFORMATION
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
MILITARY FACILITIES
MILITARY PERSONNEL
PERSONNEL
PROCESSING