The Material Supply Adjustment Process in RAMF-SM, Step 2

Abstract

To support the Reports to Congress on the National Defense Stockpile of Strategic and Critical Materials, the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)has developed a suite of mathematical models and databases known as the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Framework for Strategic Materials(RAMF-SM). Part of RAMF-SM involves computing potential shortfalls of strategic materials in a national emergency, by comparing estimated material demands with projected available supplies. This paper describes in detail the portion of the RAMF-SM methodology that adjusts the demand and supply values to lessen the possibility of spurious or artificial shortfalls or surpluses due to data quality issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1015877

Entities

People

  • Eleanor L. Schwartz
  • James S. Thomason

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Models
  • Emergencies
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • National Security
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Step Functions
  • Stockpiles
  • Strategic Materials
  • United States

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.