Ammunition upload and deployment V2.0: a simulation analysis

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.<
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