Trading Off Airmunition Stockpiles and Industrial Mobilization Production Capability: Discussion, Conclusions, and Computer Program Instructions

Abstract

The report describes the problems involved in achieving a balance between stockpiles of airmunitions and their respective mobilization production capability. The report examines the elements needed by logistics planners to balance the demand (wartime consumption anticipated) and supply (WRM (War Readiness Materiel) and production anticipated) of airmunitions. It describes the computerized planning tool (SWIPE) that makes visible the by-item airmunitions position for each year of a five-year program; and evaluates the supply and demand for munitions occurring in any interim year. The report concludes with observations regarding munitions management; the appendixes contain the SWIPE computer program, and instructions for users.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0775071

Entities

People

  • Fred Morgan
  • Mary C. Freeman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Bombs
  • Combat Forces
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Industrial Mobilization
  • Industrial Preparedness
  • Industrial Production
  • Inventory Control
  • Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Production Rate
  • Rate Of Consumption
  • Second World War
  • United States

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering