This study developed a SLAM airfield tailored for airlift operations. The model is formulated as a network and models loading, fueling, and maintenance of airlift aircraft. Only C-130, C-141, and C-5 aircraft can be considered. The primary model inputs are aircraft input rates, and the availability of ramp space, maintenance team, load team, and k-loader resources. The output includes average ground-time, resource usage, and pallets airlifted from the airfield. An experiment is made to identify a 'best' strategy for aircraft input rates through a fixed airfield. The results show that any one of five input strategies out of 64 examined are of equal effectiveness. (Author)
SLAM (Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling) Airfield Model for Airlift Operations
1984
68 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Operations Research , Airlift operations , Logistics planning , Scheduling , Jet transport aircraft , Pallets , Input , Loading(Handling) , Ramps , Maintenance personnel , Landing fields , Resource management , Rates , Operational effectiveness , Refueling , Network analysis(Management) , Management planning and control , Strategy , Mathematical models , Simulation languages , Computer programs , Theses , SLAM programming language , C-130 aircraft , C-141 aircraft , C-5 aircraft
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