LOGISTICS SUPPORT ANALYSIS OF MAJOR WEAPONS ACQUISITION

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY ARE: (1) TO IDENTIFY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE LARGE-SCALE ANALYTICAL MODELS THAT, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, ADDRESS THE ENTIRE LOGISTIC ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIALLY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ON LESS EXPENSIVE AND EASIER TO USE MICROCOMPUTERS; AND (2) TO DETERMINE THE PRACTICALITY OF IMPLEMENTING SELECTED MODELS ON MICROCOMPUTERS, GIVEN CURRENT ANALYTICAL AND MICROCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES. THE STUDY WILL IDENTIFY THOSE ANALYTICAL MODELS THAT HOLD THE GREATEST POTENTIAL MICROCOMPUTER IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL ASSESS THE ABILITY OF CURRENT MODELS TO ADDRESS THE ENTIRE LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO APPLYING MICROCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO THE MODELS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE STUDY WILL SUGGEST AN APPROACH TO THE USE ON MICROCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORTABILITY ANALYSIS BASED ON CURRENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.