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- ItemDeveloping a dynamic mission-ready resource problem solution model(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03) Leuvennink, Bernard Cornelius; Bekker, James; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Industrial Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The mission-ready resource allocation (MRRA) problem is well-known in Operations Research. It is a combinatorial problem which quickly assumes a large decision space as the problem is extended to practical situations. Efforts to solve the MRRA problem were aimed at given scenarios, and once a solution is found, the solution process was terminated.In this study,the question of a dynamic, stochastic MRRA (DSMRRA) problem is investigated. In this problem, a series of missions that are distributed over time require resources and the availability of resources vary. The objective is to find good solutions for all the missions; the allocation of a given mission will in influence the available resources of a subsequent mission. In this study, simulation and bi-objective optimisation were used to demonstrate that the DSMRRA problem can be solved. The static MRRA problem originated in the military, but in this study, it is demonstrated that the DSMRRA problem can also be applied to business operations.