High-end weapon equipment portfolio selection based on a heterogeneous network model
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High-end weapon equipment portfolio selection based on a heterogeneous network model Jichao Li1,2,3 · Bingfeng Ge1 · Jiang Jiang1 · Kewei Yang1 · Yingwu Chen1 Received: 29 December 2017 / Accepted: 28 June 2018 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
Abstract The selection and development of high-end weapon equipment is a strategic issue for nations. High-end weapon equipment portfolio selection (HWEPS) has attracted much attention because it is closely related to the production, deployment, and operation of weapons, which is a crucial factor determining the outcome of a war. This paper presents a united framework called capability-oriented weapon system portfolio selection (CWSPS) to solve the HWEPS problem based on a heterogeneous combat network. Specifically, the concept of an operation loop is introduced and a heterogeneous combat network model is proposed, with consideration of the different types of functional entities and information flows of high-end weapon equipment systems. Based on this, a new measure called the operational capability evaluation index (OCEI) is first proposed to assess the operational execution capability of a portfolio of high-end equipment systems. Then, a portfolio selection model is established by maximizing the cost-OCEI efficiency of high-end weapon equipment, with capability demand and the budget restriction as constraints. Finally, both an empirical case of missile defense system and numerical experiments are taken to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of CWSPS, and results show that our method can achieve very good performance in solving the HWEPS problem. Keywords High-end weapon equipment · Heterogeneous network · Portfolio selection · Operation loop
1 Introduction The selection and development of high-end equipment is a strategic issue for nations. Weapon systems, as a special type of high-end equipment, are a major factor in the eventual outcome of
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Bingfeng Ge [email protected]
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College of Systems Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People’s Republic of China
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Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems and Data Science (NICO), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Journal of Global Optimization
warfare [1–3]. Moreover, high-end weapon equipment portfolio selection (HWEPS) is tightly and directly linked to the advance and development of national technology and industrial manufacturing. With the massive expansion in the development of high technologies, weapon systems have become ever-more expensive and sophisticated, and improper weapon selection and development can not only cause a huge waste of resources but also have an adverse effect on the overall operational capability of the defense weapon system of systems (WSoS) [4]. In particular, it is of great significance to deliver joint operational forces with high reliability and coordinating ability in future war. Thus, selecting appr
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