Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Ira Lewis, Bill Gates. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-79). Also available online.

Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1995-96. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 9, 2003). "June 1996." Includes bibliographical references.

Logistics Operations Command and Control Capability Concept (LOCCC), developed by Jeff Grelson in 2000, introduces a new distribution principle to combat elements. This concept employs a supporting logistics unit in a general support role and controls it by a unique command center in order to minimize the footprint left by logistics, improve logistic and tactical responsiveness, and reduce the "iron mountain" on the battlefield. This thesis revisits the mathematical models and algorithms developed by Major Thomas Lenhardt to model LOCCC. We preprocess the network topology in order to convert it into an equivalent, simplified network that is computationally tractable with the existing optimization model by using exact and heuristic algorithms. We show that the simplifications and enhancements we propose help us to obtain much faster and better quality solutions than using the original, non-simplified networks. For example, in a ten-minute run, we can obtain a solution that is 98% better in some cases. We also apply the model to a Turkish Infantry Brigade to evaluate LOCCC with sustainment requirements and transportation assets of the Turkish Army.

Navy Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) is the principle controller of the Navy's inventory consisting of over 470,000 line items valued at over $30B. NAVICP provides the Fleet the parts necessary to maintain weapons systems. In 2003, NAVICP spent over $444M in transportation charges to fulfill customer requests for repair parts. The research in this thesis is the result of an initiative by NAVICP to study the benefits in modifying their current inventory positioning policy for repairable items. NAVICP wishes to incorporate a strategic inventory positioning policy that reduces transportation costs. This thesis develops the Strategic Inventory Positioning (SIP) model that looks at historical inventory demand and determines the optimal storage locations for NAVICP's inventory of repairable items. SIP provides NAVICP an optimization-based tool to aid in determining the strategic inventory location for each repairable item. Using results from SIP and historical transaction data, a cost comparative analysis of 176 of the highest cost and demand volume items shows that using a new synchronized and scheduled truck delivery system combined with strategically locating both new procurements and returns from repair in depots near high demand concentrations, enables NAVICP to reduce annual transportation costs by an average of $110K per repairable item.

Thesis (M.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation and M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003. / "This thesis is done in cooperation with the MOVES Institute"--Cover. Thesis advisor(s): Eugene Paulo, John Hiles. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. / Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 14, 2004). "June 2004." Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91). Also issued in paper format.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): Johannes O. Royset. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Operation Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): Javier Salmeron. Includes bibliographical references (p. 75). Also available online.

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This research set out to determine whether computer-aided engineering tools could be used to validate land-vehicle material during the Defence acquisition cycle. / Thesis (MEngineering)--University of South Australia, 2008.