Analysis of Material Handling Equipment for Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) Instream Offload

Abstract

The Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) program enables the United States Marine Corps to globally project rapid and sustainable combat power. The instream method of offloading equipment and supplies from the Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) provides the flexibility needed to respond to a broader range of contingencies dictated by the increasingly dynamic geostrategic environment. In this paper, we develop a simulation model of an MPS instream offloading operation to provide Marine Corps commanders with a decision support tool for best allocation of material handling equipment to rapidly achieve fully operational capability ashore.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256084

Entities

People

  • John D. Sumner
  • Keebom Kang

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Containers
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Information Exchange
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Planning
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Resilience
  • Schools
  • Simulations
  • Task Forces
  • Terrain
  • Travel Time
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.