Optimizing military airlift
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Authors
Baker, Steven F.
Morton, David P.
Rosenthal, Richard E.
Williams, Laura Melody
Subjects
Military logistics
Optimizing strategic airlift
Large-scale linear programming
Multiperiod air transportation model for cargo and passengers
Optimizing strategic airlift
Large-scale linear programming
Multiperiod air transportation model for cargo and passengers
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2002
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INFORMS
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Abstract
We describe a large-scale linear programming model for optimizing strategic (intercontinental) airlift capability. The model routes cargo and passengers through a specified transportation network with a given fleet of aircraft subject to many physical and policy constraints. The time-dynamic model captures a significant number of the important aspects of an airlift system in a large-scale military deployment, including aerial refueling, tactical (intracontinental) aircraft shuttles, and constraints based on crew availability. The model is designed to provide insight into issues associated with designing and operating an airlift system. We describe analyses for the U.S. Air Force system concerning fleet modernization and concerning the allocation of resources that affect the processing capacity of airfields.
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Operations Research
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Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency
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21 p.
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S.F. Baker, D.P. Morton, R.E. Rosenthal, L.M. Williams, "Optimizing military airlift," Operations Research, v. 50, no.4 (July-August 2002), pp. 582-602
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.