The Policy Effects Analysis Method: A System Dynamics Simulation Study of the Defense Fuel Supply System,

Abstract

In view of the increasing concern for the national supply and rates of consumption of the various forms of energy, new and improved methods for the quantitative evaluation of the effects of various types of policies and events which influence energy usage, energy supply, and energy management, are needed. The study effort presented in this paper considers the case for which the form of energy is taken to be Avfuel (i.e. jet fuels and aviation gasolines), and for which the policies and events considered are those which would have a non-negligible effect on the U.S. military's Avfuel usage, Avfuel supply, and Avfuel management. For this particular case an analysis method is developed which can be used to evaluate the effects of such policies and events on the military's operations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0786705

Entities

People

  • James D. Steele

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aviation Fuels
  • Aviation Gasoline
  • Dynamics
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy Management
  • Energy-Generating Resources
  • Fuels
  • Gasoline
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.