The objective of this proposal is to provide theatre and headquarters level logistics planners with an efficient, effective, and highly repeatable method of relating logistics capabilities to operational capabilities. When logistics challenges arise, planners cannot accurately assess the impact these challenges will have on their operational taskings and often have to use inefficient methods to overcome any logistics deficiencies. Planners need a tool that allows them to easily translate operational requirements into specific logistics needs and also be able to assign values to those logistics capabilities needed to support an operational end item such as bombs on target or Army Divisions in place. These values will then assist planners in prioritizing logistics movements and provide insight into likely shortfalls in operational requirements resulting from logistics challenges. KLSS proposes to develop a set of algorithms that will allow for a translation of logistics capabilities into operational capabilities. It will be a rule-based set of algorithms providing a commonly accepted set of weights to the various portions of logistics. These rules will utilize a value-centered approach to provide an adaptable set of operational capabilities based upon changing logistics constraints.
Keywords: Value-Focused Thinking, Value Assignment, Likert Models, Logistics Measures, Logistics, Logistics Capabilities, Algorithms, Logistics Business Rules
