deployment order — A planning directive from the Secretary of Defense, issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that authorizes and directs the transfer of forces between combatant commands by reassignment or attachment. A deployment order normally… … Military dictionary
deployment — 1. In naval usage, the change from a cruising approach or contact disposition to a disposition for battle. 2. The movement of forces within operational areas. 3. The positioning of forces into a formation for battle. 4. The relocation of forces… … Military dictionary
deployment preparation order — An order issued by competent authority to move forces or prepare forces for movement (e.g., increase deployability posture of units). See also deployment; deployment order; deployment planning … Military dictionary
Deployment of solar power to energy grids — depends largely upon local conditions and requirements. Many industrialized nations are installing significant solar power capacity in their grids as a reliable economic supplement or alternative to other power sources. Long distance transmission … Wikipedia
deployment database — The Joint Operation Planning and Execution System database containing the necessary information on forces, materiel, and filler and replacement personnel movement requirements to support execution. The database reflects information contained in… … Military dictionary
Deployment flowchart — A deployment flowchart (sometimes referred to as a cross functional flowchart ) is a business process mapping tool used to articulate the steps and stakeholders of a given process. Deployment flowcharts consist of a sequence of activity steps and … Wikipedia
joint operation planning — Planning for contingencies that can reasonably be anticipated in an area of responsibility or joint operations area of the command. Planning activities exclusively associated with the preparation of operation plans, operation plans in concept… … Military dictionary
Quality function deployment — (QFD) was originally developed in Japan by Yoji Akao in 1966 when the author combined his work in quality assurance and quality control points with function deployment used in Value Engineering. Mr. Akao described QFD as a “method to transform… … Wikipedia
United States Rapid Deployment Forces — In 1977, a presidential directive called for a mobile force capable of responding to worldwide contingencies but to be established without diverting forces from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or Korea. Not until the aftermath of… … Wikipedia
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit — (formerly Business Desktop Deployment) is a piece of server software that permits network deployment of Microsoft Windows. It can currently distribute Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows… … Wikipedia
