Logistics model design in military operations other than war/full spectrum operations
By: Jeff D. Goodmanson
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Description: Quantification of logistics requirements is essential to providing modeling and simulation with adequate logistics      capability. Current models and simulations often rely on operator interface to accomplish the prioritization of      logistics resources. However, this study shows that logistics requirements can be quantified based on the      dimensions; Phase of the Operation, Level of Planning, Level of Support, and the Full Spectrum of Operations      (FSO). Believing differences exist in logistics priorities as these dimensions change, an experiment in survey form      was given to logistics personnel in military commands as well as civilian relief agencies that have been involved in      three types of Peace Operations; Humanitarian Assistance, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief, and      Noncombatant Evacuation Operations. The goal was to derive a measure of the relative importance of particular      logistics supplies or services in these Operations Other Than War (OOTW). The Method of Equal Appearing      Intervals was applied to derive the measure of relative importance. The analytical results show that as factors      change in the operation, there is a change in the relative importance of logistics classes. In addition, as the      operations change, there are a different set of priorities associated with each mission. The MEAI measurements      can be applied directly in decision aids or in modeling and simulation efforts involving OOTW. The      recommendations are to expand this approach by refining the survey and expanding the operations to include      FSO.
Notes: "September 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): Michael G. Sovereign.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106)

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US Navy (USN) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 7/10/98.