A location analysis approach for military maintenance scheduling with geographically dispersed service areas

Overholts, Dale L.; Bell, John E.; Arostegui, Marvin A.

doi:10.1016/j.omega.2008.05.003

Cited by 27 publications

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“…In their study [28], authors formulate a MCLP model for determining the locations of video sensors to control the security of an urban area. In another military application, [29] study the problem of enhancing maintenance schedules of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) for a given security requirement level. They formulate a two-stage MCLP model with the objective of maximizing the satisfaction level of demands at missile alert facilities while confronting USAF regulations.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

A multi-criteria assessment of the p-median, maximal coverage and p-center location models

2017

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Original scientific paper Location problems consider locating facilities with the objective of finding their best locations. In most real world problems, it is common that a demand node is required to be covered with multiple facilities in order to ensure a backup supply. The backup supply is necessary especially for public or emergency service location problems where a covered demand may not be serviced if it's designated facility is engaged serving other demands. In this study we consider three classic location models, i.e. p-median, maximal coverage and p-center, and compare their performances with respect to seven decision criteria under Q-coverage requirement. For this purpose, we generate multiple problem instances and solve each instance with the three models for different Q-values. Our numerical results reveal the pros and cons of each model to assist decision makers in determining the most promising model with respect to each assessment criteria. Keywords: backup coverage; facility location; maximal coverage; p-center; p-median Višekriterijska procjena modela lokacije p-srednje, maksimalne pokrivenosti i p-centralnoIzvorni znanstveni članak Problemi lokacije znače lociranje objekata s ciljem pronalaženja najbolje lokacije. Kod većine stvarnih problema uobičajeno je da zahtijevani čvor zadovoljava višestruke uvjete kako bi osigurao rezervnu opskrbu. Ta je rezervna opskrba posebno potrebna kod javnih ili problema lokacije hitne službe kada se pokrivena potražnja ne može osigurati ako je njezin za to određeni objekt zauzet pružanjem usluge drugim zahtijevima. U ovom radu razmatramo tri klasična modela lokacije, t.j. p-srednje, maksimalne pokrivenosti i p-centralno, te uspoređujemo njihovo funkcioniranje u odnosu na sedam kriterija za donošenje odluke u okviru zahtjeva Q-pokrivenosti (Q-coverage). U tu svrhu generiramo slučajeve višestrukih problema i svaki slučaj rješavamo s tri modela za različite Q vrijednosti. Naši numerički rezultati otkrivaju argumente za i protiv svakog modela koji pomažu u donošenju odluke o određivanju modela koji bi najviše odgovarao u odnosu na svaki od kriterija koji se uzimaju u obzir pri donošenju procjene.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A multi-criteria assessment of the p-median, maximal coverage and p-center location models

2017

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“…Extending the work of Dawson et al (2007), Overholts et al (2009) studies the ICBM maintenance problem and presents a different modeling approach that changes the position of security coverage each day to allow for scheduling of repair of nuclear missiles over multiple time periods. One of the authors of this chapter took part in this study, and therefore we are able to provide a more detailed look at this particular work.…”

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“…The work of Overholts et al (2009) is particularly interesting as it considers the dramatic changes in military operations that have occurred in the last 15 years and shows how these changed constraints may lead to different analytical approaches to problems. For example, before 2003 maintenance schedules for ICBMs located in the vast missile fields of Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas were developed by hand.…”

Section: Mobile or Dynamic Supply Locationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Location Analysis

Eiselt¹,

Marianov²

2015

International Series in Operations Research &Amp; Management Science

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“…The problem is a classic transportation problem (Beasley, 1 993;Daskin, 1995;Adlakha and Kowalski, 2009) where the cost to move equipment UTCs from the current storage locations at twelve bases to each of the potential consolidation points is determined. The study is also related to facility location problems (Efroymson and Ray, 1966;Akinc and Khumawala, 1977;Geoffrion and Powers, 1995;Drezner 1995), which have been used in previous military studies (Dawson et al 2007, Overholts et al, 2009) since a minimum cost location is being selected from a number of alternative candidate sites. In this study, the number of consolidation points was restricted to either one single location or two locations (East Coast and West Coast of the U.S).…”

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Forward positioning and consolidation of strategic inventories

Skipper¹,

Bell

Cunningham³

et al. 2010

JOTM

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The forward positioning of strategic inventory in the supply chain has an impact on transportation times and is important for sensitive demand profiles. Consolidation of stocks creates pooling effects and minimizes costs. This study analyzes a current military case where forward consolidation of equipment is considered using optimization, and payback periods are calculated for the cost of consolidating inventory at one of six locations. Results indicate that forward positioning and consolidation reduces time and cost, and also creates savings in reverse logistics flows. The study has implications for geographically diverse supply chains such as humanitarian aid and emergency response operations.

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A location analysis approach for military maintenance scheduling with geographically dispersed service areas

Cited by 27 publications

References 25 publications

A multi-criteria assessment of the p-median, maximal coverage and p-center location models

A multi-criteria assessment of the p-median, maximal coverage and p-center location models

Applications of Location Analysis

Forward positioning and consolidation of strategic inventories

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