Analysis of the field artillery battalion organization using a Markov chain.
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Authors
Finlon, Matthew A.
Subjects
continuous time finite state Markov chains
sojourn time
long-run equilibrium
direct support artillery
general support artillery
mean recurrence time
sojourn time
long-run equilibrium
direct support artillery
general support artillery
mean recurrence time
Advisors
Parry, Samuel H.
Date of Issue
1991-09
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis develops a model for comparing Marine Corps field artillery battalion
organizations. It specifically examines the 3X8 and 4X6 direct support battalions. The
status of the battalions are represented as continuous time, finite state, semi-Markov
chains. The primary measure of effectiveness (MOE) for comparing the two structures
is the long-run expectation of the number of guns in position. A set of APL programs
manipulates the transition probability matrices and mean sojourn times. It then
returns the long-run equilibrium probabilities and mean recurrence times for the
states. Sensitivity analysis is conducted to explore the effects of changes in the
transition probabilities and sojourn times.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Format
66 p.;28 cm.
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