| Optimizing Operational and Logistical Planning in a Theater of Operations |
Jun-2009 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Frank Hallmann; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | The United States Navy (USN) as well as other allied naval forces deploy their ships worldwide to support and conduct various maritime missions ranging from humanitarian aid to combat. In order to accomplish these missions and maintain a sustained deployment it is paramount to establish a robust means of logistic support. We present two operational planning tools to respectively plan Combat Logistics Force shuttle ship schedules to simultaneously support all ... |
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| Using an Adaptive Logistics Network in Africa: How Much and How Far |
Jun-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Tom R Ulmer; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Since the 1990s, Africa has grown in strategic importance to the United States due to oil, trade, armed conflict, terrorism, and HIV/AIDS. As a result, the United States created Africa Command (AFRICOM), a new military geographic combatant command. AFRICOM's mission is to aid African development and promote regional security. As part of its mission, AFRICOM will need to move cargo throughout Africa, which has the least developed transportation infrastructure in ... |
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| Air Force Flight Test Center Engineering Logistics Plan Preparation Guide. Technical Information Handbook |
May-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Mark T Packer; TEST WING ( 412TH) EDWARDS AFB CA
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| The Air Force Flight Test Center Engineering Logistics Plan Preparation Guide provides established guidelines to assist authors in preparing technically accurate and clearly written transition and turnover documents for acquisition projects. The guide format allows the plan author the flexibility to tailor the engineering logistics plan for various reasons, such as project size and type of system under development. The goal is to turn over a fully functional and documented ... |
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| Three-Dimensional (3D) Distribution |
11-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Michael P Peterman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Joint sustainment in the 21st century must support full-spectrum operations by executing operational distribution capabilities with the Sustainment Trinity. The Sustainment Trinity is the framework that provides operational logistics commanders an ability to visualize the environment and affect the system of systems. The Sustainment Trinity provides operational distribution with a three-dimensional (3D) expeditionary approach (capacity); sees the strategic/operational/tactical distribution capabilities and links those capabilities to the tactical customer's needs (visibility); ... |
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| The Retrograde of United States Military Equipment Out of Iraq |
09-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Armstead; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States military has been in Iraq since its initial invasion in March of 2003 to commence Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Since that time units have deployed and redeployed in a continuous chain. With each deployment, units have brought in and, in most cases, left their equipment in theater. In addition, countless contractors have brought in and/or purchased equipment in Iraq to accomplish their mission. This mixing of deployed ... |
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| A 4-Step Process Evaluation Model to Assess the Success of Performance Based Logistics Contracts |
Mar-2009 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Ferit Buyukgural; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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| Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is DoD's preferred product support approach in order to satisfy vitally-important war fighter needs. The elasticity of these needs makes it impossible to build a one-fits-all template PBL contract with the contractors. Thus, both economic metrics such as Cost per Unit Usage and non-economic metrics such as Availability, Reliability, Logistics Foot Print and Logistics Response Time can be defined and tailored according to each individual program. However, ... |
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| An Assessment of Collaborative Capacity of Three Organizations within Defense Acquisition |
16-Dec-2008 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremiah N Kirschman; Michele M LaPorte; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The leadership within the defense acquisition arena recognizes that interorganizational collaboration is pivotal to equipping the Warfighter, on schedule and on budget, with capabilities for combating global threats to national security. In order to understand the enablers and the barriers to collaboration within the defense acquisition environment, this research project presents survey results from three participating defense acquisition organizations. An assessment of these results provides the participating offices with insights ... |
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| Force Projection, at the Right Time and Place, is a Critical Component to Operational Art; Consequently, TPFDDs Remain Relevant, Now and in the Foreseeable Future |
31-Oct-2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
William B Spahn; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| During Operation DESERT SHIELD, U.S. forces were deployed using a TPFDD (Time Phased Force Deployment and Data) process, albeit with mixed reviews. During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, however, the Secretary of Defense decided to scrap the TPFDD process in favor of a new Request for Forces (RFF) process. Today, both processes are still being used, but the utility of each is the subject of question. This paper analyzes the mechanics of ... |
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| DoD Logistics Roadmap Overview |
10-Sep-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN WASHINGTON DC
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| The DoD Logistics Roadmap: 1. Establishes a DoD-wide framework for improving logistics capabilities and business processes; 2. Documents specific actions underway to achieve goals and objectives; 3. Documents performance targets for tracking and reporting progress; 4. Provides a basis for current and future capabilities assessment; 5. Facilitates communication with Congress, the GAO, and other outside agencies. |
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| Optimization of Combat Logistics Force Required to Support Major Combat Operations |
01-Sep-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Troy C Morse; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Military requirements development involves operational commanders conducting analyses of a variety of combat scenarios to assess force structure and material requirements to meet their military objectives. The naval component of each command determines the number of Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships necessary to keep combatant vessels on station. Without sufficient CLF ships, naval forces are unable to sustain continued presence in theater, hampering their ability to support combat operations. Current ... |
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| Department of Defense Logistics Roadmap 2008. Volume 1 |
Jul-2008 |
231 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS WASHINGTON DC
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| The 2008 DoD Logistics Roadmap is a living document that begins building a detailed depiction, over time, of the Department's existing, planned, and desired logistics capabilities across the spectrum of doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities. It establishes a DoD-wide framework for improving logistics capabilities and business processes, and it provides a basis for current and future capabilities assessment: (1) The Roadmap initiates the process of ... |
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| Department of Defense Logistics Roadmap 2008. Volume 2 |
Jul-2008 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS WASHINGTON DC
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| Contents: Appendix G: Initiatives Supporting Logistics JCA Goals and Objectives. Appendix H: Programs of Record Supporting Logistics JCA Goals and Objectives. |
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| TLOG: Training and Educating Operational Logistic Planners |
22-May-2008 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Rebecca M Freeze; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| When GEN McKiernan and LTG Wallace began planning operations in Iraq, they were able to draw upon a pool of graduates from the School for Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). Unlike the operational planning, there was no pool of trained logistics planners to call upon to plan the logistics support for a campaign covering over 1,100 kilometers. To solve this shortfall, the Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) created the Theater Logistics ... |
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| DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy |
12-May-2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL READINESS WASHINGTON DC
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| While its mission and purpose are constant, the logistics workforce faces a continuously evolving strategic environment. The DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy (HCS) provides a clear vision that establishes the foundation for the future logistics workforce, culture, and human resources practices. DoD Logistics HCS Vision and Benefits The DoD Logistics HCS vision is an integrated, agile, and high-performing future workforce of multi-faceted, interchangeable logisticians that succeed in a joint operating ... |
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| Force Structure: Restructuring and Rebuilding the Army Will Cost Billions of Dollars for Equipment but the Total Cost Is Uncertain |
10 APR 2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Janet A. St. Laurent; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Restructuring and rebuilding the Army will require billions of dollars for equipment and take years to complete; however, the total cost is uncertain. Based on GAO's analysis of Army cost estimates and cost data, it appears that the Army's plans to equip modular units, expand the force, reset equipment, and replace prepositioned equipment are likely to cost at least $190 billion dollars through fiscal year 2013. Further, the Army has ... |
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| Logistical Analysis of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Operating Independently in the Pacific |
MAR 2008 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
John P. Baggett; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be a small combatant designed to address many of the challenges facing the Navy in the 2002 Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). It will rely on newly developing mission modular technology that will allow the core component of LCS, the seaframe, to change out warfare mission packages to adapt it for different warfighting scenarios. Unlike the current combatants of the Navy, LCS will be a ... |
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| Expanding Deployment Modeling into DPO (Distribution Process Owner) Modeling |
01-Jun-2007 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
van; Charles Groningen; Soraya Stevens; ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB IL
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| Analysis of Mobility Platform (AMP) provides modular software support for the planning of logistic support operations. This briefing gives an overview with a look at future developments. |
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| Sizing Mobility Readiness Spares Packages for Today's Warfighting Units |
MAR 2007 |
126 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher M. Beckley; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| As the Air Force transforms from a garrisoned force into a light expeditionary force, one area for restructuring is the manner in which mobility readiness spares packages (MRSPs) are managed and stocked. For a war tasking, thirty days supply is typically deployed in a MRSP as it is assumed that there will be no re-supply for thirty days. Studies of combat operations from the past decade suggest that thirty days ... |
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| Improving Operational Logistics: A Joint Functional Logistics Command - The Next Step |
23 OCT 2006 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E. Bush; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Strategy, like politics, is said to be the art of the possible; but surely what is possible is determined not merely by numerical strengths, doctrine, intelligence, arms and tactics, but, in the first place by the hardest facts of all: those concerning requirements, supplies available and expected, organization and administration, transportation and arteries of communication. |
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| From the Warehouse to the Battlefield: The Important Role of the Joint Logistician in Operational Planning |
10 OCT 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Dion D. English; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Logistics is a key component of a successful campaign or major operation. It is an integral part of operational planning and tactical execution. While it cannot be the sole focus of an operational commander, it is imperative that they appoint logisticians proficient in joint logistics to their staffs to ensure the integration of logistics into every phase of operational planning. Transformation efforts within the Department of Defense have given way ... |
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| Naval Expeditionary Logistics: A Handbook for Complementing and Supporting Land Forces |
SEP 2006 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Keith A. Applegate; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This purpose of this MBA Professional Report is to provide a portfolio for U.S. Navy logistics professionals who are members of, or whose primary function is to support, U.S. naval expeditionary forces. The report will consolidate and clarify existing planning and logistics publications, guidance, instructions, and deployment procedures, and add elements of the aforementioned from other armed services and government agencies that are lacking in current U.S. Navy documents. The ... |
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| The Role of Seabasing in SOF Operations |
25 AUG 2006 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Corpening; Linda Hurry; Gregory Young; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| One of the biggest challenges facing the Department of Defense (DoD) as it postures itself to meet future national security objectives is the fact that forward bases are becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain and maintain. Conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq provide evidence that many nations are finding it politically undesirable to host military bases or allow U.S. forces access through their territory. To overcome these strategic challenges, the ... |
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| U.S. Air Force: Inadequately Prepared for Forward Operations in a Combat Environment |
16 MAY 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas G. Clark; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The United States Air Force, for many years, has successfully deployed Airmen all over the world to execute operations. To do so, during all major conflicts, the Air Force has set up temporary Forward Operating Locations (FOL) to support their mission. Due to the shift in the nature of the war from initial conventional to insurgency, not since the Vietnam War has forward-deployed Air Force basing been enveloped within a ... |
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| Taking Charge of Joint Theater Logistics: The Case for a Theater Logistics Command |
14 APR 2006 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas K. Gainey; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| This thesis explores how the Joint Force Commander best commands and controls the integration of Joint Logistics at the Theater level. Currently, there are two primary methods; through a Command Organization or through the J-4. This paper makes a compelling case for a Joint Theater Logistics Command. The primary focus is to examine the management of common user logistics at the theater level. This paper outlines the legal obligations of ... |
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| Petroleum Independence: A Business Case and Strategy |
14 APR 2006 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Robin Gallant; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The United States must divest itself from dependence on petroleum-based energy sources. Our entrenched dependence on petroleum has resulted in conflict, resentment, environmental failures, political disadvantage, and economic fracture. All of which have contributed to the erosion of our pole position in international affairs. This paper argues the business case that the US has arrived at the point in its history where it is now too expensive to pursue petroleum-based ... |
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| TML+, Tactical Medical Logsistics Planning Tool, User's Manual 4.1 |
09 MAR 2006 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
J. Brock; S. Adlich; D. Lowe; R. Mitchell; J. Parker; P. Konoske; M. Galarneau; G. Pang; K. Onofrio; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Tactical Medical Logistics Planning Tool (TML+) is a software program designed for Navy and Marine Corps medical planners as a simulation tool that models the flow of patients from the point of injury (POI) through more definitive care, and an operations research tool that supports systems analysis, operational risk assessment, and field medical services planning. TML+ incorporates extensive data for over 400 patient conditions and their corresponding medical treatment ... |
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| Coalition Modeling in Humanitarian Assistance Operations |
MAR 2006 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Sungwan Bang; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Multinational operations are carried out to achieve military and diplomatic objectives in various regions. Such operations derive a great deal of benefits from sharing budgets, political legitimacy, sharing each national experience and technological resources, and so forth. However, a coalition, one structure of multinational operations, often involves serious challenges in such areas as command and control, logistic support, communication and language, training, and intelligence and information due to its ad ... |
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| Evaluation of Options for Overseas Combat Support Basing |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Mahyar A. Amouzegar; Ronald G. McGarvey; Robert S. Tripp; Louis Luangkesorn; Thomas Lang; Jr Roll Charles R.; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | The geopolitical divide that once defined the U.S. military policy collapsed as the Soviet Union disintegrated and was replaced by the rise of regional hegemons, producing an evolving security environment that is driven not only by regional powers but also by a persistent global insurgency and counterinsurgency. The ability of U.S. forces to provide swift and tailored responses to a multitude of threats across the globe is a crucial component ... |
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| Logistics Planning for Coalition Command and Control |
DEC 2005 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Celestine A. Ntuen; NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIV GREENSBORO NC CENTER FOR HUMAN MACHINE STUDIES
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| Logistics constitutes a very complex reality that requires a high level of coordination among many different entities. In the military coalition logistics planning environment this problem is amplified because of the differences in command and control (C2) of the participating coalition members. This project develops a decision Support model for the military coalition logistics problem. As a short-term goal, this project result can be used to provide a proof-of-concept decision ... |
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| Logistics in Warfare: The Significance of Logistics in the Army of the Cumberland during the Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaigns |
07 SEP 2005 |
202 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas H. Galuszka; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This is a study of the logistical system that supported the Union armies in the Civil War, focusing on the Army of the Cumberland under the command of Major General William S. Rosecrans in 1863. It begins with a description of the logistical bureaus in the War Department in Washington, D.C., and the challenges they had in developing the national logistical support structure in the first years of the war. ... |
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| An Overview of the Joint Munitions Planning System |
23 JUL 2005 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
John R. Hummel; Alan L. Winiecki; ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB IL
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| Presentation of an overview of the Joint Munitions Planning System. Briefing outline includes: Overview of the Joint Munitions Planning System- development history and high level overview, operating environment, key features; Examples of JMPS-developed sourcing solutions; Summary. |
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| The Support Leader's Digital Assistant |
JUN 2005 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Wiley P. Rittenhouse; Michael J. Kwinn Jr.; Holly F. West; Elizabeth W. Schott; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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| Currently, there is no standard tool designed to assist Army maneuver battalions in daily forecasting of food, water, petroleum products, and ammunition. Support platoon leaders and battalion logistics officers forecast logistical requirements primarily by hand or with tools developed "in-house". Because these personnel do not get the training needed to do accurate forecasting, they typically seek the assistance of Forward Support Battalion (FSB) company commanders through informal channels. The goal ... |
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| The Yoder Three-Tier Model for Optimal Planning and Execution of Contingency Contracting |
01-May-2005 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Cory Yoder; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Contingency efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and several other countries in the last few years have been subjected to close scrutiny and critique. Contingency Contracting operations are increasingly the major source of support and provisioning in forward theaters, especially in light of reductions in organic support capabilities. Recently, theater combatant commanders have come to rely on contingency contracting officers to support coalition forces, and concurrently, to achieve a transformation of the ... |
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| Achieving In-Transit Visibility (ITV): A Study of Technology in the Department of Defense |
18 MAR 2005 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Kolleda; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) leads a revolutionary transformation effort across the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Army studies and applies what it has learned from the force projection operations to meet the requirements of the War on Terrorism the time is right to institute the technologies necessary to achieve near real time knowledge of units and assets as they move through the Defense Transportation ... |
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| Army Transformation - Beyond the Technology Integrated Planning Spells Success |
18 MAR 2005 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Luigi E. Biever; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army transformation process has centered on the introduction of new technologies to meet the needs of the war fighter. As such the Army logistics community has incorporated a Revolution in Military Logistics (RML) which is the introduction of new technologies to improve logistical sustainment to the war fighter. Although the advancement of technology is needed it is not the only answer to ensure logistical support is attained throughout a ... |
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| Interdicting a Force Deployment: Two-Sided Optimization of Asset Selection, Lift Scheduling, and Multi-Commodity Load Planning |
MAR 2005 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Peter M. Koprowski; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| A military deployment is visible and vulnerable. But, deployments are currently planned assuming they can be completed with surprise, or defended from any threat. JFAST, the current deployment planning and visualization tool of choice, uses heuristics of unknown reliability that yield deployment plans of unknown quality, and ignores vulnerability. We introduce LIFTER, an integer- linear program (ILP) that optimizes a time-phased force deployment (TPFDD) by day, by asset cycle, and ... |
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| Collins Center Update. Volume 7, Issue 2, January-March 2005 |
MAR 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
John F. Troxell; Thomas P. Kratman; James Kievit; Dennis M. Murphy; Jeffrey C. Reynolds; Scott Forster; Eugene Thompson; Michael Pasquarett; Ritchie Dion; B. F. Griffard; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| INSIDE THIS ISSUE: * Transforming Military Logistics * Stability Operations Symposium * Unified Quest 2005 Future Warfare Seminar V * Network Enabled Operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Initial Impressions * U.S. Southern Command Environmental Security Training Workshop * Golden Spear Task Force Meeting and Initial Planning Conference * Coalition Building Exercise at Georgetown University * U.S. Pacific Command South Asia Disaster Preparedness Workshop. |
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| A Case Study of the Degree of Collaboration Between Various Levels in the Reparable Chain in the United States Air Force |
MAR 2005 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A. Lee Jr; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment and other logistics processes were developed in the commercial sector to reduce total system costs of production while simultaneously providing reduction in inventory levels, improved customer service levels, greater flexibility in scheduling, greater velocity of inventory through the pipeline, and, as a result, greater profitability (Ploos van Amstel, 1990:1). Many companies including Wal-Mart, Motorola, Target, Johnson & Johnson, and Kellogg's, just to name a few, ... |
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| Situation Awareness Logistics Tool (SALT) Forecasting Tool |
MAR 2005 |
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| Authors:
Rodney Barabasz; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION SALISBURY (AUSTRALIA) INFO SCIENCES LAB
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| The Situation Awareness Logistics Tool (SALT) is a concept demonstrator developed under the Theatre Situation Awareness (TSA) task (JTW 02/ 212) for the J4 staff at HQJOC. SALT is a web application that enables theatre logisticians to access and share data on critical supplies, personnel, terrain and infrastructure pertinent to each operation. This document provides a brief design and implementation overview of SALT before going into depth regarding the incorporated ... |
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| Modeling Sortie Generation for Unit-Level Logistics Planners |
JAN 2005 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Manuel D. Rossetti; Joshua B. McGee; Raymond R. Hill; S. Narayanan; Todd Hausman; ARKANSAS UNIV FAYETTEVILLE DEPT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
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| This research demonstrates that simulation can provide valuable information for decision-making at the unit level as well as much needed assistance in the generation and execution of a weekly flying schedule. In previous research, the authors developed a simulation model detailing an Air Force Multi-Indenture Multi-Echelon (MIME) repairable parts system. They used that simulation model to explore the effects of using commercial shipping practices on the supply chain. This research ... |
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| Battlespace Logistics Readiness and Sustainment Research |
JAN 2005 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
John T. Jacobs; NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAIRBORN OH
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| The Battlespace Logistics Readiness & Sustainment Research was an effort initiated by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Logistics Readiness Branch to provide specialized research to develop and evaluate logistics technologies. Within the scope of this program specific research tasks could be focused on feasibility studies, cost benefit analyses, modeling and simulation data and algorithms, front-end analyses, field test support activities, and demonstration system development within the domains of operational, contingency, ... |
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| The Air Force Chief of Staff Logistics Review. Improving Wing-Level Logistics |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Kristin F. Lynch; John G. Drew; David George; Robert S. Tripp; C. R. Roll Jr.; James Leftwich; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In response to indicators of declining readiness, heightened operations tempo, and evolving force employment concepts, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) initiated a review of Air Force wing-level logistics processes. This review, called the Chiefs Logistics Re- view (CLR), was designed to target process and process-enabler short falls that limited the logistics community's ability to meet increasing readiness demands. This report presents background information and describes the ... |
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| The Yoder Three-tier Model for Optimal Planning and Execution of Contingency Contracting |
05-Dec-2004 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Elliott C Yoder; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Contingency efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and several other countries in the last few years have been subjected to close scrutiny and critique. Contingency Contracting operations are increasingly the major source of support and provisioning in forward theaters, especially in light of reductions in organic support capabilities. Recently, theater combatant commanders have come to rely on contingency contracting officers to support coalition forces, and concurrently, to achieve a transformation of the ... |
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| The Performance of LOGCAP in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom |
DEC 2004 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S. Neeb; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the LOGCAP logistics Support Unit (LSU) in Southwest Asia during the early stages of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. The study provides a summary of the LSU makeup, their roles, training and their processes and procedures. The study goes on to analyze the impact of the training and processes and procedures on the mission of the LSU and changes ... |
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| AFSC 2G0X1 Logistics Plans |
SEP 2004 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Carter; AIR FORCE OCCUPATIONAL MEASUREMENT SQUADRON RANDOLPH AFB TX
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| Scheduling and Visualization |
JUN 2004 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen F. Smith; Marcel A. Becker; Mark A. Derthick; Laurence A. Kramer; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
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| This report summarizes research performed towards the development of architectures and tools for mixed-initiative scheduling. CMU's approach is rooted in incremental constraint-based search procedures and draws on interactive visual interfaces to integrate user and system decision-making. The report first describes a successful application of CMU's approach to the problem of allocating aircraft and aircrews to airlift and tanker missions at the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The developed system, called the ... |
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| An Expose of Autonomous Agents in Command and Control Planning |
JUN 2004 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Matthews; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENG CTR FT MONMOUTH NJ COMMAND AND CONTROL DIRECTORATE (C2 DIRECTORATE)
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| Autonomous agents are a value-added technology to facilitate integrating logistics into the in-theater maneuver planning processes. Conventionally, logistics impacts that can affect the successful prosecution of a maneuver plan are only analyzed or discovered after the maneuver course of action (COA) has been finalized. Logistic oversights, assumptions, or faulty assessments can lead to an unsupportable maneuver plan that must be re-planned or thrown away; a situation that may require unafforded ... |
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| Efficient Solutions in Load Planning |
APR 2004 |
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| Authors:
Jane Sexton; Jamie Watson; Sharon Boswell; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION SALISBURY (AUSTRALIA) SYSTEMS SCIENCES LAB
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| The successful execution of an amphibious operation is a function of the efficient discharge of the ORBAT to relevant points of entry in a given timeframe. Here, we consider a sea point of entry only where the planning ph considers the loading of the ORBAT onto watercraft. The current load planning capability is achieved through a conference and the use of a trim and stability tool order to make this ... |
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| Wartime Distribution Operations: Roles of Focused Logistics, Velocity Management, Strategic Distribution Policy and Air Clearance Policy |
19 MAR 2004 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Gardner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper analyzes the guidance in the current Focused Logistics Campaign Plan and assesses the effectiveness of Department of Defense (DoD) and service policies on materiel consolidation and air clearance authority. The paper argues that developing common DoD and services policies for materiel consolidation and air clearance will result in a more effective joint distribution system. After Operation Desert Storm the U.S. Army took the lead in reviewing its supply ... |
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| The Development of the Tactical Medical Logistics Planning Tool (TML+) |
31 OCT 2003 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Anne Tropeano; Paula Konoske; Ray Mitchell; Johnny Brock; Joe Parker; ANTEON CORP FAIRFAX VA
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| The Tactical Medical Logistics Planning Tool (TML+) is a software program designed for Navy and Marine Corps medical planners as a tool that (1) models the patient flow from the point of injury through more definitive care, and (2) supports operations research and systems analysis studies, operational risk assessment, and field medical services planning. TML+ is designed with a user-friendly graphical user interface, an open architecture, and four program modules. ... |
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