Modeling and Simulation of Military Tactical Logistics Distribution

Abstract

The military tactical logistics planning problem addresses the issue of distributing heterogeneous commodities in a theater of operations using a combination of heterogeneous transportation assets such as logistics trucks and tactical helicopters. The Canadian Forces requires a decision support tool to examine the trade-off between the cost of the support and its effectiveness during sustainment operations. In this study, a mathematical optimization algorithm and a simulation module to build cost efficient and effective military tactical logistics are developed. Details of the optimization algorithm along with several example applications are presented to demonstrate the methodology. The simulation results are focused on the trade-off between cost and lead-time within which demands are required, and on the optimal fleet mix of transportation assets to respond to the different requirements of deployed forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA558492

Entities

People

  • Abdeslem Boukhtouta
  • Ahmed Ghanmi
  • Samir Sebbah

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Ammunition
  • Commerce
  • Deployment
  • Integer Programming
  • Lead Time
  • Linear Programming
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Simulations
  • Supply Chain
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design