Development and Analysis of a Dual-Role Fighter Deployment Footprint Logistics Planning Equation.

Abstract

This research investigated the deployment footprint of a developing dual-role fighter, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). This thesis documents the creation of a point estimate linear equation and a spreadsheet model for deployment footprint analysis and provides three example applications of the spreadsheet model for the JSF. The development of the model focused towards direct application in the JSF acquisition process, however, this research also serves as a proof of concept for modeling any future weapon system's deployment footprint. The developed spreadsheet model allows the model manipulator to select a baseline weapon system then alter the various components which make up the overall footprint. The result is a point estimate of the total footprint which can then be used in justification during tradeoff studies. The model was developed using Microsoft Excel 5.0 and a synopsis of the model procedures is included at Appendix I. If disk copies of the model are requested from the authors, the package will also include a users manual which is not part of this thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319491

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Martin
  • Stanley E. Griffis

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Deployment
  • Equations
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Planning
  • Manipulators
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security