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Operational Research

2014

Mixed integer programming

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Enhanced Vehicle Beddown Approximations For The Improved Theater Distribution Model, Jonathan D. White Mar 2014

Enhanced Vehicle Beddown Approximations For The Improved Theater Distribution Model, Jonathan D. White

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Gathering insight into the theater distribution process can be a complex task, especially when estimating potential beddown solutions. Coming up with a low cost feasible mixture of cargo vehicles that will support distribution of military personnel and goods within theater is currently a high priority for force flow analysts at USTRANSCOM. In the past, analysts used a trial and error simulation process that was iterative and time consuming. Recent research has produced the Improved Theater Distribution Model (ITDM), which presents a less time consuming, more precise method to estimate beddown allocations. Improving on this research, two linear programming methods were …