Planning and Managing Defence Resources
Planning and Managing Defence Resources
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Seminar
Course Description
Defense resource planning and management will enable students/cadets to understand the accomplishments, design of a successful and advanced military organization, through the perspective of rational management of organizational resources. They will be able to describe and analyze the state of resources and capabilities based on the acquisition of knowledge of organizational theory, through the perspectives of a "resource-based view" and "resource dependency theory." They will perceive ways and models of building and managing resources. Students will learn about and analyze the important notion of organizational/military capabilities that provides competitive advantage (or military superiority). They will have the experience of participating in a strategic resource management game based on an interactive scenario, with a live opponent and for a limited time (NPS model). In terms of military resources, the basics of resource planning will be presented through the presentation of the Planning, Programming and Budget Execution System (PPBS). Within this system, the procurement processes for the needs of the armed forces, financial operations and financial plan, and material operations and responsibilities will be specifically analyzed.
Study Programmes
graduate
Military Engineering - study
(1. semester)
Military Leadership and Management - study
(1. semester)
Learning Outcomes
- describe the characteristics of material and intangible resources and human resources
- define the notion of organizational capabilities and especially military capabilities
- analyze possible ways of developing defense capabilities
- define what "defense programs" are and what they contain
- describe the relationship between strategy, plans, programs and budgets in the organization
- analyze possible approaches to defense planning
- compare and evaluate variants in interactive decision making, regarding resource management
- describe the procurement process in the armed forces
- define responsibility for material resources
Forms of Teaching
Lectures
classic lectures using a powerpoint presentation
Seminars and workshopsseminar presentations and written seminar papers
ExercisesThe exercises are performed through a TEMPO resource management game (originally from NPS Monterey, US)
Partial e-learningswitch to a distance learning model if needed
Independent assignmentsproblem tasks for more advanced learners
Week by Week Schedule
- Introductory lesson Resources in the organization
- Human resources and material resources
- Organizational resource theory
- Organizational capabilities
- Defense (military) resources and capabilities
- Resource management through defense plans and programs
- Resource management in military interactions
- Standardization
- Introduction to material and financial management
- Organization of financial profession in CAF
- Material business processes
- Financial business processes and financial plan
- Programming
- Write-off and disposal
- Planning, programming and budgeting system
Literature
Grant, R.M. (2010.), Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts, Techniques, Applications, John Wiley & Sons Ltd,
Fabac, R. (2017.), Dizajniranje organizacije i upravljanje promjenama, Naklada SLAP & FOI Varaždin
Donald B. Rice (1980.), Defense Resource Management, Government Printing Office Stock, US
D. J. Bloomberg, S. LeMay, J. B. Hanna (2006.), Logistika, Mate, Zagreb (prijevod)
For students
General
ID 282235
Winter semester
3.0 ECTS
L1 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Seminar