Determining the optimal prescribed load for the U. S. Marine Corps direct support artillery battery using linear programming.
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Authors
DeWeese, Jeffrey L.
Subjects
Artillery
Artillery ammunition
Direct support Artillery Battery
Prescribed load
Linear programing
Artillery ammunition
Direct support Artillery Battery
Prescribed load
Linear programing
Advisors
Carrick, Paul M.
Bonsper, Donald E.
Date of Issue
1987
Date
June 1987
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
In future conflicts, the projected expenditure rates of artillery ammunition greatly
exceed the ability of the Marine direct support artillery battery's ammunition
transportation assets. It is therefore vital that the artillery battery commander be able
to select the most effective mix of ammunition to carry on his organic transportation in
a given tactical situation. Linear programing is a tool which the batten' commander
can use to help solve this important problem. This thesis provides a linear program to
assist him in this solution. In addition, with slight modification, this linear program can
be of use to commanders at all levels of the Marine artillerv organization.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
49 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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Rights
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.