Scheduling Algorithm for Improving Lift (SAIL): Documentation for initial operating capability

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6951231· OSTI ID:6951231

Hawthorne, J. E.; McLaren, R. A.

The Military Sealift Command, a component of the United States Transportation Command, is responsible for the sealift of military personnel and material during a crisis. Conceptual plans for these complex moves, called deliberate plans, are continually being prepared. A computer-based scheduling system, the Sealift Strategic Analysis Subsystem (SEASTRAT), is under development for assisting in the production of these plans. The ship scheduling portion of this system, the Scheduling Algorithm for Improving Lift (SAIL), combines linear optimization and heuristic methods to determine ship routes and cargo loadings which honor a variety of complex operational constraints.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6951231
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CSD/TM-269; ON: DE90011299
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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