Optimisation Model of Military Simulation System Maintenance

Abstract

We present logistic support architecture of real simulation training system for military troops preparing to conduct battle operations at a level up to a whole battalion. Due to the need of cost reduction of system maintenance, the system components were designed to be easily serviced with an integrated supply chain support. A framework of multi-period multi-level multi-item production planning models with open and closed loop supply chains is introduced in the paper. Open loop supply chain (OLSC) and closed loop supply chain (CLSC) support alternatively production planning (PP) processes. In CLSC, a PP process is supported by the products recovery processes made in a closed loop chain. A computational complexity involved in preparing production plans for a long planning horizon is important problem when solving these models, so the model optimised for quick solution finding is presented. Most elements of the presented models are common for the military and civil industry.