?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Network+Topology+and+Time+Criticality+Effects+in+the+Modularised+Fleet+Mix+Problem&rft.creator=Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M&rft.creator=Bender%2C+Dr+Axel&rft.creator=Baker%2C+Dr+Stephen+&rft.creator=Fan%2C+Mr+Qi&rft.creator=Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A&rft.creator=Abbass%2C+Dr+Hussein+A&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=In+this+paper%2C+we+explore+the+interplay+between+network+topology+and+time+criticality+in+a+military+logistics+system.+A+general+goal+of+this+work+(and+previous+work)+is+to+evaluate+land+transportation+requirements+or%2C+more+specifically%2C+how+to+design+appropriate+fleets+of+military+general+service+vehicles+that+are+tasked+with+the+supply+and+re-supply+of+military+units+dispersed+in+an+area+of+operation.++The+particular+focus+of+this+paper+is+to+gain+a+better+understanding+of+how+the+logistics+environment+changes+when+current+Army+vehicles+with+fixed+transport+characteristics+are+replaced+by+a+new+generation+of+modularised+vehicles+that+can+be+configured+task-specifically.++The+experimental+work+is+conducted+within+a+well+developed+strategic+planning+simulation+environment+which+includes+a+scenario+generation+engine+for+automatically+sampling+supply+and+re-supply+missions+and+a+multi-objective+meta-heuristic+search+algorithm+(i.e.+Evolutionary+Algorithm)+for+solving+the+particular+scheduling+and+routing+problems.+++The+results+presented+in+this+paper+allow+for+a+better+understanding+of+how+(and+under+what+conditions)+a+modularised+vehicle+fleet+can+provide+advantages+over+the+currently+implemented+system.&rft.date=2008-05-12&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6581%2F1%2FNetwork_topology_and_time_criticality_effects_in_defence_logistics_Whitacre.pdf&rft.identifier=++Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M+and+Bender%2C+Dr+Axel+and+Baker%2C+Dr+Stephen++and+Fan%2C+Mr+Qi+and+Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A+and+Abbass%2C+Dr+Hussein+A++(2008)+Network+Topology+and+Time+Criticality+Effects+in+the+Modularised+Fleet+Mix+Problem.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6581%2F