HADTS: A decision technology system to support army housing management

The Department of Army must provide its personnel with acceptable housing at minimum cost within the vicinity of military installations. To achieve these housing objectives, the Army often must enter into agreements for the longterm construction of onpost housing or the leasing of existing offpost housing. A decision support system, called HANS, has been developed to project the necessary construction or leasing. HANS had some gaps in supporting the construction and leasing decisions. This paper describes the gaps and shows how a decision technology system, called the Housing Analysis Decision Technology System (HADTS), can help Army managers to overcome the support gaps. It also overviews HADTS's benefits, challenges, and limitations.