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A throughput-based analysis of Army active component/reserve component mix for major contingency surge operations / Michael E. Linick, Igor Mikolic-Torreira, Katharina Ley Best, Alexander Stephenson, Jeremy M. Eckhause, Isaac Baruffi, Christopher Carson, Eric J. Duckworth, Melissa Bauman.
https://doi.org/10.7249/RR1516 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Linick, Michael E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Mobilization.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Operational readiness.
- United States. Army--Reserves.
- United States. Army.
- Armed Forces--Mobilization.
- Armed Forces.
- Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
- Armed Forces--Reserves.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 89 pages : illustrations, map ; cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2019.
- Summary:
- This report examines how well the processes and timeline for generating ready forces from the Army reserve component (RC) units align with a need for rapid deployment to a future major conflict overseas. The report focuses on how the dynamics of the mobilization process for Army RC units can, or should, affect decisionmaking about force mix, as well as how policy and resourcing decisions can enhance or inhibit the speed and efficiency of mobilization. We created two models to simulate the effects of various changes to the mobilization and postmobilization training pipeline, to explore key drivers of training throughput, and to identify major bottlenecks that can inhibit fast and efficient mobilization of RC units. The analysis found that the sequence in which large and small units in the RC and active component (AC) units are put into the training pipeline affects the speed at which demand in the theater of operation can be met. Deploying smaller, quicker-to-train RC units in the earlier periods of a conflict and deferring the use of the larger, more complex-to-train RC formations to later stages of major operations appear to maximize the output of training facilities. The speed of deployment in a no-notice or short-notice mobilization may also be improved by maintaining a certain level of readiness in select RC units. For the Total Force structure, the findings suggest that the unit size and complexity should be considerations in allocation of force structure between the AC and the RC.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Analysis Methodology
- Modeling Throughput
- Findings and Implications for RC Deployment Options
- Appendix A: Shipping Considerations for Limiting Deployment Speed
- Appendix B: Mixed-Integer Optimization Model for RC Mobilization
- Appendix C: Robustness of the AC Readiness Assumption.
- Notes:
- "RAND National Defense Research Institute."
- "Prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs."
- "This research was ... conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface (page iv).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-89).
- Description based on print resource.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0833097709
- 9780833097705
- OCLC:
- 1102450217
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