Optimizing Strategic Airlift

Abstract

We describe a large scale linear programming model for optimizing strategic airlift capability. The model routes cargo and passengers through a specified transportation network with a given fleet of aircraft subject to many physical and policy constraints. The time dynamic model captures a significant number of the important aspects of an airlift system in a large scale military deployment, including aerial refueling, in theater aircraft shuttles, and constraints based on crew availability. Several applications of the model are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364609

Entities

People

  • David P. Morton
  • Laura Melody Williams
  • Richard E. Rosenthal
  • Steven F. Baker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Deployment
  • Flow Network
  • Geography
  • Linear Programming
  • Logistics
  • Operations Research
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Students
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.