Methods and models of military logistics research for effective combat operations in the conflict zone

The monograph is devoted to the problem of studying the logistics processes of supplying weapons and military equipment to combat units in a military conflict zone. The relevance of the work is associated with complex logistics processes in a heterogeneous transport environment (road, rail, sea and other modes of transport) with transshipment of military cargo, their temporary warehousing and storage in conditions of military threats and reduction of delivery time. The aim of the study is to create models and methods for researching the logistics processes of military equipment supply to provide combat units with the necessary modern weapons, which makes it possible to create military parity of forces in a military conflict zone. The logistics processes of transportation in a heterogeneous transport environment in the face of threats are studied, which complicates the supply of weapons and can cause delays and disruption of military equipment delivery schedules. The occurrence of possible losses due to delays is modulated, which can lead to the loss of personnel, damage and destruction of military equipment, disruption of defensive structures, etc. The article solves the multivariate task of creating military parity of forces in the combat zone through the use of modern weapons with enhanced combat capability characteristics (range, accuracy, area of impact, etc.), which contributes to the establishment of asymmetry and the superiority of the quality of weapons over quantity. The article examines the impact of the variety of weapons supplied to the zone of military conflict on the effectiveness of combat operations. The logistics of training military personnel to acquire special competencies in the use of modern diverse weapons (HIMARS, PATRIOT, NASAMS, etc.) and the risks that arise from the possible incomplete knowledge and skills acquired after training are modeled.
Low-quality knowledge can arise due to the short period of training and training risks. A logistics
model is created for the formation of the necessary stocks of weapons and military equipment
required for effective combat operations using multi-criteria optimization. A set of arms suppliers is
selected that can provide the maximum level of military equipment stocks in the combat zone in an accelerated time frame. The logistics process of relocation of high-tech enterprises to the rear is
modeled to establish the production of weapons and military equipment in the face of military threats and risks of relocation. Scientific novelty and originality of the study are related to the formation of a set of methods and models that study the complex logistics processes of supplying weapons and military equipment to the conflict zone in the context of modern hybrid warfare. Mathematical methods used in the study are: system analysis, multivariate choice, lexicographic ordering of options, multicriteria optimization, integer (Boolean) programming, theory of experiment, quantitative and qualitative evaluation of options, simulation modeling, agent-based modeling.