THE LAND FORCES EQUIPMENT SUPPORT MODEL

摘要

Modeling real life is challenging, as the model is an abstraction of the real system. In the battlefield, operational availability has a direct bearing on the combat effectiveness of the deployed forces, and its equipment. The Land Forces Equipment Support Model provides a recent development of a Special Purpose Simulation tool that allows military logisticians without any knowledge of simulation to model a deployment in order to optimize operations and equipment availability. This paper focuses on the support of electronic equipment used by the Army in the field. The tool also allows users to vary the number and location of spares, the types of maintenance activities performed at the various support levels, re-supply scenarios, and transportation times between support organizations. The future enhancements are outlined in the paper to demonstrate the future directions of the development of this tool.