A PLANNING MODEL FOR ROUTE SECURITY.

Abstract

The use of escort and reaction forces in defending road transport convoys against ambushes is described by two models which comprise a planning model. A single-server queueing model with Poisson arrivals and a general service time distribution is used to develop a measure of the utilization of the escort and reaction forces. A combat attrition model of guerrilla warfare and a probability distribution of ambush locations are used to derive the service time distribution for the queueing model. Suggested uses for the planning model in cost-effectiveness studies and war gaming are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0831665

Entities

People

  • Jon David Harden

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Security
  • Transport Ships
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies