The Solution of a Military Readiness and Supply Problem Using a Fixed Charge Transportation Model.

Abstract

It is shown that a certain problem involving the readiness and resupply of military operational units in various geographical locations can be formulated as a fixed charge transportation model. The present paper discusses the solution to such problems using the Murty procedure with added refinements including a particular special transportation model studies by DeMaio and Roveda, and more recently by Srinivansan and Thompson. The methodology is used to solve the readiness and resupply problem when the fixed charges are 'small' relative to the ordinary transportation costs and is illustrated with a numerical example.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002285

Entities

People

  • Seymour Kaplan

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Transportation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Operations Research