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dc.contributor.advisorSanchez, Susan M.
dc.contributor.authorEkman, Elle M.
dc.dateJun-17
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-14T16:47:48Z
dc.date.available2017-08-14T16:47:48Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/55593
dc.description.abstractMarine Corps logistics always seeks to remain responsive, flexible, and sustainable to successfully support highly maneuverable units dispersed over large operational areas. The variety of Marine Corps battlespaces and the constant evolution of enemy weapons and tactics, however, makes logistic support increasingly difficult. Unmanned logistics systems (ULS) show potential to reduce Marine personnel risk and workload, and increase throughput, efficiency, and flexibility. To assist in the development of ULS operational concept and platform employment, this thesis uses discrete event simulation and a designed experiment to model and explore a ship-to-shore logistics process supporting dispersed units via three types of ULSs, which vary primarily in size. Major findings from the analysis illustrate the importance of the type of logistics method used in predicting successful re-supply and risk effects to the system. The hub-and-spoke re-supply method is less variable, returns higher ratios of delivered supplies, and performs better independent of risk when compared to the linear method. The observed method affects increase with the distance a unit is from the main logistics node. Small ULSs should be used for just-in-time re-supply, medium ULSs should be used for throughput, and all systems should be survivable to minimize risk.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/simulatingsustai1094555593
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.titleSimulating sustainment for an Unmanned Logistics System concept of operation in support of distributed operationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.secondreaderMacKinnon, Douglas J.
dc.contributor.departmentOperations Research (OR)
dc.subject.authorMarine Corpsen_US
dc.subject.authorexpeditionary operationsen_US
dc.subject.authordistributed operationsen_US
dc.subject.authorlogisticsen_US
dc.subject.authorthroughputen_US
dc.subject.authorsupplyen_US
dc.subject.authorship-to-shoreen_US
dc.subject.authorunmanned logistics systemsen_US
dc.subject.authorsimulationen_US
dc.subject.authordiscrete event simulationen_US
dc.subject.authordesign of experimentsen_US
dc.subject.authordata analysisen_US
dc.subject.authorsimplekiten_US
dc.subject.authornearly orthogonal and balanced designsen_US
dc.description.recognitionOutstanding Thesis
dc.description.serviceCaptain, United States Marine Corpsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Operations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineOperations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


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