A PROBABILISTIC MODEL FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMUM POLARIS TENDER LOAD LIST

Abstract

A mathematical model is developed for determining an optimum submarine tender load list for the POLARIS (FBM) weapon system. Military essentiality of spare parts and the stowage capacity of the tender play prominent roles in the development of the model. The measure of effectiveness which is maximized is the average number of demands filled over a given period of time. This is equivalent to minimizing the number of stockouts of an item. An example of the use of the model is included for the case where the demand for items is characterized by the normal distribution. The paper includes a computer flow chart and program to aid in implementing the model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0479172

Entities

People

  • Neil L. Harvey
  • Richard J. Damico

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Distribution Functions
  • Lead Time
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Normal Distribution
  • Operations Research
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Processing Equipment
  • Spare Parts
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.