The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution Concepts

The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution Concepts
Author: David M. Oaks
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833046667

This document describes a study done for the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) to assess future needs for temporary petroleum pipeline structure. At the time this work was begun, the Army was weighing further development of a new pipeline capability, the Rapidly Installed Fuel Transfer System (RIFTS), and also conducting its normal cycle of future force structure planning. This project reviewed historical uses of temporary pipelines and surveyed future scenarios in order to develop a broad list of potential pipeline requirements. Next, against this list of likely requirements, the performance of several fuel distribution options -- including existing and planned pipeline units and equipment, new pipeline options, and the use of trucks -- was assessed across a variety of performance dimensions. The analytic results pointed to no clearly best choice. Instead, the preferred course of action is very sensitive to the decisionmaker's assessment of the environment and weighting among the importance of the different performance dimensions. A decision-support table to help the decisionmaker with this assessment is provided along with supplementary recommendations on near-term investment of reset funds and the reallocation of personnel within existing petroleum pipeline unit designs. The findings in this document should be of interest to those engaged with future Army logistics support force structure requirements.

Logistics in Support of Disaster Relief

Logistics in Support of Disaster Relief
Author: James H. Henderson (LTC (Ret.))
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2007
Genre: Disaster relief
ISBN: 1434334708

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