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原文传递 Optimizing Cost and Performance of Infrastructure Alternatives at Contingency Bases in a Hub-and-Spoke Network.

题名：	Optimizing Cost and Performance of Infrastructure Alternatives at Contingency Bases in a Hub-and-Spoke Network.
作者：	Rodriguez, K. J.
关键词：	Contracts##Electric power production##Electrical grids##Energy systems##Engineering
摘要：	Military operations are conducted worldwide, from the mountainous regions ofAfghanistan to Somalia's dry and arid plains. A substantial amount of resources andfunding are required to construct and sustain these large-scale military operations. In2010, there were a reported 700 U.S. and coalition military bases throughout Iraq andAfghanistan, with a construction value of nearly $6.2 billion. Contingency bases aregenerally geographically separated from larger, enduring, main operating bases and haveminimal access to an established infrastructure grid in a hostile environment. The absenceof a usable infrastructure grid at these sites drives the need for the contingency base toproduce essential functions such as power, potable water, and waste management withinternal infrastructure assets. Current combinations of infrastructure assets deployed atthese contingency bases deliver the necessary outputs for sustainment. Still, they areaccompanied by high costs and resupply requirements that produce a significant logisticalburden on the support network. An extensive logistics supply chain is continuouslyworking to deliver the varying resources required to sustain contingency bases within anetwork. The two primary resources in constant demand are fuel and potable water.These two crucial resources accounted for nearly 70% of the total tonnage transported byconvoys to contingency bases. With the current high-cost state of modern battlespacesand the increasing near-peer threats of opposing military forces, there is a need forcontingency bases to become more self-sufficient, agile, easy to construct and maintainwith alternative combinations that reduce the overall required resources for sustainment.
总页数：	94 pages