A first experiment in logistics system simulation.

Murray A. Geisler

Expert InsightsPublished 1959

An overall picture of Laboratory Problem I (LP-I), which tested a series of proposed changes to the Air Force supply system. Such aspects are discussed as the experimental design of LP-I, various policies, the preparations for the Laboratory run, the operation of LP-I, peacetime results, the LP-I war, and Laboratory management experience. The experiment indicated that the logistics system containing the newer supply policies was better and that this type of simulation developed many more insights into the operation of proposed policies than traditional analytical techniques provide normally. (Published in the Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, March 1960.)

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  • Year: 1959
  • Pages: 50
  • Document Number: P-1415

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Geisler, Murray A., A first experiment in logistics system simulation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1959. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1415.html.
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