Analytic Capabilities to Support Logistics Analyses
Published Mar 9, 2026
RAND Project AIR FORCE has developed numerous analytic tools that have directly informed U.S. Air Force investment decisions over more than 75 years of collaboration. This publication highlights eight such tools that can be used to explore logistics challenges in requirements determination, storage and prepositioning, transportation, and the operational impact of logistics support and illuminates the trade space of decisions they can help inform.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Year: 2026
- Pages: 16
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/CPA4769-1
- Document Number: CP-A4769-1
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