An Economic Model for Planning Strategic Mobility Posture,

Abstract

The paper describes a linear programming model used to perform cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the requirements for military strategic mobility resources. Expenditures for three classes of economic alternatives are considered: purchase of transportation resources, pre-positioning of material, and augmentation of port facilities. For a given investment level the mix of economic alternatives is determined which maximizes the effectiveness of the resultant transportaion system. By repeating the analysis for different levels of investment, a cost-effectiveness tradeoff curve can be developed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0722491

Entities

People

  • G. Bennington
  • L. Gsellman
  • S. Lubore

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Economic Models
  • Economics
  • Investments
  • Linear Programming
  • Materials
  • Mobility
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.