Operations research for military organizations /

"This book explores problems which incorporate every aspect of contemporary quantitative applications of operations research methods in military. It address and feature original research on the innovative applications of techniques and methodologies on defense and military related problems and...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Tozan, Hakan. (Editor); Karatas, Mumtaz (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-5513-1
Summary: "This book explores problems which incorporate every aspect of contemporary quantitative applications of operations research methods in military. It address and feature original research on the innovative applications of techniques and methodologies on defense and military related problems and relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area"--
Carrier Form: 25 PDFs (xxiii, 445 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522555148
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: U104
CLC: E911
Contents: Chapter 1. Military facility location problems: a brief survey -- Chapter 2. The problem of locating and routing unmanned aerial vehicles -- Chapter 3. An overview on set covering problems with a focus on military applications -- Chapter 4. Assessing the performance of a SAR boat location-allocation plan via simulation -- Chapter 5. Test and evaluation for weapon systems: concepts and processes -- Chapter 6. Optimization in military planning: resource allocation problems -- Chapter 7. Attrition models and applications -- Chapter 8. Multi-criteria decision making: a cast light upon the usage in military decision process -- Chapter 9. A fuzzy MCDM framework for weapon systems selection -- Chapter 10. Obsolescence management for sustainment-dominated military systems: multiple criteria decision-making approach using evolutionary algorithms -- Chapter 11. Preserving logistical support for deployed battle groups in hostile environments: a decentralized approach -- Chapter 12. Optimization of NAS Lemoore scheduling to support a growing aircraft population -- Chapter 13. Load optimization for navy landing ship tank -- Chapter 14. Bearing-only target motion analysis -- Chapter 15. Similarity measure optimization for target detection: a case study for detection of keywords in telephone conversations -- Chapter 16. Clutter removal techniques in ground penetrating radar for landmine detection: a survey.