A stochastic program for optimizing military sealift subject attack

Military Operations Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 19-39

  Salmeron, Javier ^a   Wood, R Kevin ^a   Morton, David P ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 77149155030     PISSN: 02755823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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