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Cynthia Barnhart. Coop, Andrew E. (Andrew Ernst), 1974- Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center 2005-08-22T19:04:49Z 2005-08-22T19:04:49Z 1998 1998 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9530 43889251 Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161). The importance of efficient logistics operations in military applications was made clear by the lessons of the Persian Gulf War. Although force application against Iraqi forces was deemed an overwhelming success, a lack of planning capability and real-time visibility over deploying cargo led to poor distribution control of sustainment assets and massive congestion at terminal facilities. Evolvements in force posture today dictate the need to support global power projection into austere theaters with minimal planning horizons. This research explores planning and control for US Army intermodal logistics operations, specifically the mobilization of containerized sustainment munitions. To provide necessary background, a high level description of CONUS transshipment operations and network infrastructure is given, along with a review of automated information systems being developed to provide real-time total asset visibility. Little work has been done to automate plan generation for decision support in this area. A hierarchical framework for deployment planning is presented, and a multi-commodity network flow model is formulated to generate munitions mobilization plans. Some extensions to the model are proposed, and performance is demonstrated through an initial implementation and scenario analysis. Requirements for operational use are discussed. by Andrew E. Coop. S.M. 161 p. 11986017 bytes 11985772 bytes application/pdf application/pdf eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Sloan School of Management. Contingency munitions logistics planning and control : a framework for analysis Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="69a598fd-cfba-41bb-8684-62e1fe682eb6"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Contingency munitions logistics planning and control : a framework for analysis</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>1998</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Coop, Andrew E. (Andrew Ernst), 1974-</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Sloan School of Management.</Keyword> <Abstract>The importance of efficient logistics operations in military applications was made clear by the lessons of the Persian Gulf War. Although force application against Iraqi forces was deemed an overwhelming success, a lack of planning capability and real-time visibility over deploying cargo led to poor distribution control of sustainment assets and massive congestion at terminal facilities. Evolvements in force posture today dictate the need to support global power projection into austere theaters with minimal planning horizons. This research explores planning and control for US Army intermodal logistics operations, specifically the mobilization of containerized sustainment munitions. To provide necessary background, a high level description of CONUS transshipment operations and network infrastructure is given, along with a review of automated information systems being developed to provide real-time total asset visibility. Little work has been done to automate plan generation for decision support in this area. A hierarchical framework for deployment planning is presented, and a multi-commodity network flow model is formulated to generate munitions mobilization plans. Some extensions to the model are proposed, and performance is demonstrated through an initial implementation and scenario analysis. Requirements for operational use are discussed.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>