Optimizing Expeditionary Logistics: Dynamic Discretization for Fleet Management
We introduce the Expeditionary Logistics Network Design Problem (ELNDP), a new formulation for operational-level planning in expeditionary environments where multi-modal vehicle coordination is critical and penalties for unmet demand dominate transportation costs. ELNDP extends the classical Scheduled Service Network Design Problem by incorporating flexible commodity sourcing and heterogeneous vehicle capabilities, both essential in military logistics. … Read more