An Analysis of the LOGAIR Distribution System Using Optimization Principles.

Abstract

The major objective of this research was to build mathematical programming models and specialized software to assist Air Force personnel at Wright-Patterson AFB in the design of the LOGAIR Distribution System. A description of the problem, the mathematical models developed, and the software developed are presented. The software has been documented and installed at Wright-Patterson and is currently being used by Air Force Logistics Command personnel. A secondary objective of the principal investigator was to address the issue of how one can automatically convert general linear programs into network models. The underlying mathematical results which can be used to develop either exact transformation algorithms or heuristic transformation algorithms are represented in Section III. This section concludes with a heuristic algorithm which, it is believed, holds the best hope for routinely converting linear programs into network programs or network programs with extra constraints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110492

Entities

People

  • Jeff L. Kennington

Organizations

  • Southern Methodist University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Flow Network
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Linear Programming
  • Logistics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Simplex Method

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.