Balance of investment in armoured combat support vehicles: an application of mixed integer programming

N S Walmsley () and P Hearn
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N S Walmsley: Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks
P Hearn: QinetiQ Consulting Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2004, vol. 55, issue 4, 403-412

Abstract: Abstract Operational analysis techniques are used extensively by the Ministry of Defence to inform their decision-making process. One particular type of OA study frequently undertaken is a balance of investment study. This paper focuses on a recent BoI study whose aim was to identify the optimum 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 techniques, alongside a brief discussion of the impact of the results and the influences made on the decision-making process. In this paper, we stress the degree of information that can be built into processes to aid decisions concerning the suitability of vehicles to perform a variety of different roles.

Keywords: allocation; government; defence; cost benefit analysis; integer programming; multiple criteria programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601664

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