Adaptive logistics support for combat
By: Rogerio G. Silveira
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Military art and science; Operations research
Description: The transient behavior of combat logistics support systems is analyzed. Combat availability is defined as the number of active combatant platforms being supported by a single fault diagnosis and repair facility. Heavy traffic conditions inherent to intense combat periods allow the use of diffusion approximation models, which provide speedy solutions used to compare adaptive scheduling policies to a standard First-Come, First-Serve policy. The adequacy of these models is investigated and numerical solutions are compared to simulation results. The case in which failed modules require a degree of support that is beyond the capability of local maintenance is also investigated for both pre- and post-local-repair relocation to distant repair. The use of cannibalization in short-term situations is shown to have a dramatic effect in terms of combat availability. A preliminary model for a non-cannibalization policy is also developed. Optimization models for choosing spare parts allocation within budget constraints, or for achieving required operational availability with minimum cost are described.
Notes: Thesis Advisor(s): Gaver, Donald P. ; Second Reader: Gragg, William B.

"September 1990."

Author(s) subject terms: Diffusion Approximation, Combat Logistics, Cannibalization, Availability.

Description based on title screen as viewed on December 21, 2009.

DTIC Descriptors: Adaptive Systems, Allocations, Availability, Combat Support, Costs, Diagnosis(General), Diffusion, Faults, Intensity, Logistics Support, Maintenance, Models, Numerical Analysis, Optimization, Platforms, Policies, Repair Shops, Scheduling, Short Range(Time), Simulation, Solutions(General), Spare Parts, Traffic, Transients, Warfare, Weapon Systems

DTIC Identifier(s): Logistics, Combat support, Warfare, Cannibalization, Spare parts, Military operations, Mathematical models, Theses.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-81).

"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Brazilian Navy author.

MAW  12/29/2009.