A Multi-Year Ammunition Procurement Model for Non-Nuclear Ordnance

Abstract

The Assessment and Investment Model (AIM) introduced in 2003 a fiscally constrained ordnance procurement model to plan procurements of the most capable inventory of munitions while attempting to meet annual Navy Non-Nuclear Ordnance Requirements (NNOR). AIM is the first analytical planning tool to incorporate fiscal constraints, to use true optimization to guide procurement policy, and to establish a quantifiable measure of overall inventory capability. This report reformulates AIM and dramatically improves response times for almost all instances. We report analyses using AIM, involving a variety of budgeting and inventory scenarios. AIM is now a fast, flexible tool that can handle a wide range of budget and requirements scenarios in a manner that was previously impossible. Decision makers can now develop a procurement plan that effectively and efficiently meets the ordnance needs of the world's most powerful Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427240

Entities

People

  • Cbarles E. Hurst Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Integer Programming
  • Inventory
  • Investments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Munitions
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Procurement
  • Production Rate
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Weapons
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design