The fuel multiplier in multi-stage supply chains. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Regnier, Eva; Simon, Jay; Nussbaum, Daniel A; Whitney, Laura K
• Other Names: Anderson Bradley E. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of defense modeling and simulation. Volume 12:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Fully burdened cost -- supply chain -- fuel -- energy -- cost estimation; Military art and science -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 355.0011305
• DOI: 10.1177/1548512913515362
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1548-5129

Abstract

Fuel requirements on the battlefield impose direct costs associated with the resources necessary to transport the fuel and protect logistics assets, in addition to indirect energy security costs. Estimating the enterprise-wide demand for fuel associated with fuel consumption on the battlefield is a challenging, but necessary, step to making good decisions. This paper presents a modeling framework for estimating the enterprise-wide fuel requirements associated with a multistage fuel supply chain, demonstrating a multiplicative increase in fuel demand with additional stages, and examining the fuel impact of protecting the supply chain.