Modeling and Simulation in Support of MALSP II Report of Findings

Abstract

This project employs modeling and simulation analysis in an effort to assess various aspects of the Marine Aviation Logistics Support Program II (MALSP II) doctrine currently in development. MALSP II leverages recent innovations in information technology, logistics chain management, and continuous process improvement in order to improve logistical support to deployed Marine air assets. The model develop in this project is a Discrete Event Simulation, implemented in Java using the SimKit programming libraries. It is employed to specifically analyze aspects of MALSP II doctrine; however, it is sufficiently flexible to analyze various aspects of Legacy MALSP concepts as well. The model is relatively straightforward and has a small number of inputs. In most cases, sufficient data exist to confirm the suitability of modeling a given empirical distribution in a particular manner. In some instances where data are more difficult to obtain, compelling theoretical reasons exist as justification for selecting a particular distribution or algorithm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2013
Accession Number
ADA586384

Entities

People

  • Chad W. Seagren
  • Jessica Hancock

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Databases
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Experimental Design
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Systems
  • Java Programming Language
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Supply Chain

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).