Algorithm for Siting POMCUS Equipment at Storage Facilities (SITING)
Abstract
Logistics planning for the European theater (and potentially for other theaters) provides for the prepositioned materiel (equipment) configured to unit sets (POMCUS) storage, such that the equipment is available in unit size clusters to be matched in theater with unit personnel in accordance with the theater operation plan (OPLAN). An algorithm has been developed to allocate the POMCUS to theater storage sites such that it is positioned as close as possible to General Defense Plan (GDP) positions where the linkup with unit personnel is to occur. The algorithm conducts unit-by-unit, deterministic, heuristic search to locate the nearest (to the unit GDP position) storage facility which can store the set of equipment intact. The algorithm includes consideration of the OPLAN-specified priorities where the unit equipment may be stored. The storage allocation is made on year-by-year basis for each year of a multiyear planning cycle. Provision is made to minimize unit moves between years (turbulence). The algorithm is used as part of the POMCUC Unit Siting Alternatives (POMCUCITE) system. This system allows logistics planners to examine a broad range of POMCUC siting issues including equipment distribution, equipment storage (using the SITING algorithm), and the requirements for equipment movement to arrive at a preferred siting arrangement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA242949
Entities
People
- Walter J. Bauman
Organizations
- Center for Army Analysis