Optimizing Military Airlift

We describe a large-scale linear programming model for optimizing strategic (intercontinental) airlift capability. The model routes cargo and passengers through a specified transportation network with a given fleet of aircraft subject to many physical and policy constraints. The time-dynamic model c...

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Published inOperations research Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 582 - 602
Main Authors Baker, Steven F, Morton, David P, Rosenthal, Richard E, Williams, Laura Melody
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Linthicum INFORMS 01.07.2002
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Subjects
Aerial refueling
Air travel
Aircraft
Airlift, Military
Airlifts
Airlines
Airports
Analysis
Freight
Linear programming
Management science
Mathematical models
Military air facilities
Military deployment
Military exercises
Military logistics: optimizing strategic airlift. Large-scale linear programming: multiperiod air transportation model for cargo and passengers
Military strategy
Modeling
Modernization
Operations research
Optimization
Passengers
Persian Gulf War
Studies
Tankers
Theater
Transshipment
United States
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Summary:We describe a large-scale linear programming model for optimizing strategic (intercontinental) airlift capability. The model routes cargo and passengers through a specified transportation network with a given fleet of aircraft subject to many physical and policy constraints. The time-dynamic model captures a significant number of the important aspects of an airlift system in a large-scale military deployment, including aerial refueling, tactical (intracontinental) aircraft shuttles, and constraints based on crew availability. The model is designed to provide insight into issues associated with designing and operating an airlift system. We describe analyses for the U.S. Air Force system concerning fleet modernization and concerning the allocation of resources that affect the processing capacity of airfields.
ISSN:0030-364X
1526-5463
DOI:10.1287/opre.50.4.582.2864