Measure of Effectiveness for Amphibious Ship Loading.

摘要

A critical factor in the success of an amphibious operation is how well the load plan supports the landing plan. The current manual system for ship load planning is time consuming and subject to error. A computer system currently under development by a contractor will decrease planning time and reduce mistakes by automating many details of the planning process. A method to assess the quality of load plans and make comparisons among them is also essential to improved planning. The scoring algorithm developed in this paper implements a measure of effectiveness (MOE) to make these comparisons by scoring a load plan's ability to support the landing plan. The algorithm provides the ability to differentiate qualitatively among loads by computing penalty scores for the critical areas of equipment left behind, compartment location, and compartment access.