공군 창을 기반으로 한 DC 운영전략

Abstract

This study applied linear programming to find optimal strategy for managing given fixed amount of materials to assign to Air Force bases with various routes, and transporting the necessary military materials to them via optimal paths. The suggested method found optimum solution very efficiently with minimizing total cost in delivery of military materials. The Korea Air Force has been storing domestic and imported materials in one central depot, and then it has been distributing from the central depot to other rests of air bases. However, there are some needs to prepare a plan in emergency case such as critical damages in central main depot. Therefore, the Air Force considered adding more supplementary distribution center (depots) in order to minimize any malfunction in supplying necessary materials to other Air Force bases. Such additional supplementary storage and distribution centers have not considered seriously yet in the Korea Air Force and it is still under processing of planning. Hence, this study suggested to such additional supplementary depots, and showed the optimal strategy of management with them which minimizes total cost and distance. The strategy also increases flexibility very much in management of the distribution centers of the Air Force. The problem of linear programming is to find solution improving the distribution network and minimizing the distance between the distribution centers and other Air Force bases. It also finds the most efficient routes in distributing military materials via given air cargoes.