Assessing the reliability of a contingency logistics network

The logistics support functions of receiving, transporting and distributing materials and equipment to critical operating can be structured as a network of supply chains. For the case of contingency operations, these processes generally involve high levels of dynamics and uncertainties which make it very difficult for decision makers to plan and coordinate the logistics support activities with the operations. This paper describes a method for quantifying the effectiveness of a contingency logistics system based on a reliability interference based network reliability model.