COMPUTER-ASSISTED STRATEGIC LOGISTIC PLANNING: TRANSPORTATION PHASE
Abstract
The following conclusions were drawn: (1) The feasibility of computer-assisted transportation planning at the strategic level was demonstrated. (2) The computer-assisted procedure gives TC the capability: (a) To reduce by a factor of 2 or 3 the time required to complete the T Annex to a DASL (subject, of course, to total elapsed time determined by procedures of other technical services); (b) To increase the military soundness of strategic transportation plans without increasing total expenditure of effort; (c) To respond quickly to changes in guidance; (d) To test the effects of differing assumptions by repeated trials within planning deadlines; and (e) To consider alternative courses of action in a single plan. (3) The feasibility of computerassisted planning in the other technical service areas is strongly indicated. (4) The feasibility of computer-assisted contingency and operational planning is indicated. (5) Computer-assisted procedures appear to have the potential for increasing accuracy and scope of plans and reducing planning time. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0266888
Entities
People
- Martin W. Brossman
- Robert G. Busacker