Ammunition upload and deployment V2.0: a simulation analysis

Author

Parker, Stephen Richard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Decision Sci., US Army Logistics Manage. Coll., Fort Lee, VA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

9-12 Dec 1990

Firstpage

878

Lastpage

883

Abstract

A simulation model capable of analyzing the deployment strategies of combat, combat support, and service support units is developed. Currently the model is programmed for a field artillery battalion uploading ammunition from an ammunition supply point. The model can be adapted to represent a brigade element or other units as directed. The program is user formulated, with 100 variables defined prior to execution of the simulation. The algorithm simulates the model with ten replications, each replication initiated with a random number seed. The data are stored after each replication, the results being averaged after the tenth simulation. A stochastic interface representing traffic and weather conditions is also modeled. Optimization is accomplished through sensitivity analysis by selecting change options for the input variables and running the simulation with the database

Keywords

digital simulation; logistics data processing; military computing; ammunition supply point; brigade element; combat support; deployment strategies; field artillery battalion; sensitivity analysis; service support; simulation model; stochastic interface; traffic; weather conditions; Analytical models; Application specific processors; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Input variables; Logistics; Propulsion; Simultaneous localization and mapping; Traffic control; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Winter

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

0-911801-72-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1990.129629

Filename

129629