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An application of linear programming in the defence environment
Author(s) -
Walmsley N. S.,
Hearn P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international transactions in operational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.032
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1475-3995
pISSN - 0969-6016
DOI - 10.1111/1475-3995.00401
Subject(s) - christian ministry , integer programming , linear programming , operations research , computer science , investment (military) , process (computing) , multiple criteria decision analysis , balance (ability) , management science , mathematical optimization , risk analysis (engineering) , mathematics , engineering , business , algorithm , political science , medicine , politics , law , physical medicine and rehabilitation , operating system
Operational analysis (OA) techniques are used extensively by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to inform their decision‐making process. One particular type of OA study frequently undertaken is a balance‐of‐investment (BoI) study. This paper focuses on a recent BoI study whose aim was to identify the optimum (i.e. most cost effective) mix of vehicles that should be procured to fill a large number of identified requirements/roles. There will be a description of the methodology employed, highlighting the formulation and application of mixed integer linear programming (MILP) techniques, alongside a brief discussion of the implication of the results and other issues associated with the complexity of the problem.