The phrase "a concept of operation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the framework or methodology for how a system or process is intended to function.
Example: "The team developed a concept of operation to outline the expected performance and interactions of the new software system."
Alternatives: "an operational concept" or "a framework of operation".
"The insurgency was centrally planned but decentrally controlled," a Defense Department official said, describing the plan as less a detailed campaign plan than "a concept of operations".
The EU has drawn up a "concept of operations" for the deployment of military forces in Libya, but needs UN approval for what would be the riskiest and most controversial mission undertaken by Brussels.
Officials in Brussels said the EU has drawn up a "concept of operations" for the deployment of military forces in Libya, but needs UN approval for what would be the riskiest and most controversial mission it has undertaken.
The capability the A-10 brings to the joint force is one of our top priorities, so much so that we are building a concept of operations that will ensure that every one of our Air Force weapons-delivering aircraft will possess the capability to conduct close air support in the most demanding threat environments.
Results from system sizing, low-thrust trajectory analysis, AR&D simulation, conceptual vehicle design, a concept of operations, and an implementation approach are provided.
This dependence highlights the needs for a clear definition of the National Backbone components and a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that defines the roles, functions and interactions of regional and federal components of the integrated system.
Requirements and a concept of operations are presented at the first, the System Requirements Review.
Conway said, "the President gave a mission statement and the secretary gave a concept of operations... and some of that is conditions-based..
They spoke after NATO defense ministers met behind closed doors and agreed on a "concept of operations" for a "train, advise and assist" mission in Afghanistan beginning in January 2015. .
Operation Commando was scheduled for 3 5 October 1951 and the US I Corps commander, Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel, envisioned a concept of operations in which three of the corps' four divisions would advance on a broad front in conjunction with US 25th Infantry Division on the left flank of the neighbouring US IX Corps, seizing a new defensive line known as the Jamestown Line.
