A Hybrid Location Method for Missile Security Team Positioning

Abstract

This research provides solutions to the problem of locating security teams over a geographic area to maintain security for US Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems. A combination of two location modeling techniques, the p-median and p-center models, is used to generate solutions which minimize the distances traveled while minimizing the maximum distance anyone missile site is from required security Forces. Solutions are generated using heuristic and optimization techniques in a VBA enhanced Excel spreadsheet. Results indicate that a significant improvement can be achieved and the techniques are currently being tested by the Air Force for possible implementation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA523509

Entities

People

  • Jeffery D. Weir
  • John E. Bell
  • Michael C. Dawson

Organizations

  • Air Force Logistics Management Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Commerce
  • Geographic Regions
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Operations Research