A geographic optimization approach to coast guard ship basing

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis studies the problem of finding efficient ship base locations, area of operations (AO) among bases, and ship assignments for a coast guard (CG) organization. This problem is faced by many CGs around the world and is motivated by t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gençay, Mehmet Ali
Other Authors: Szechtman, Roberto
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45860