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Attrition Models and Applications

Attrition Models and Applications

Ilknur Karacan, Ismet Karacan, Serol Bulkan
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522555131|ISBN10: 1522555137|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522588252|EISBN13: 9781522555148
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5513-1.ch007
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Karacan, Ilknur, et al. "Attrition Models and Applications." Operations Research for Military Organizations, edited by Hakan Tozan and Mumtaz Karatas, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 131-154. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5513-1.ch007

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Karacan, I., Karacan, I., & Bulkan, S. (2019). Attrition Models and Applications. In H. Tozan & M. Karatas (Eds.), Operations Research for Military Organizations (pp. 131-154). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5513-1.ch007

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Karacan, Ilknur, Ismet Karacan, and Serol Bulkan. "Attrition Models and Applications." In Operations Research for Military Organizations, edited by Hakan Tozan and Mumtaz Karatas, 131-154. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5513-1.ch007

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Abstract

Frederick W. Lanchester proposed simple ordinary differential equations that plainly model the attrition of fighting forces in a battlefield. With this insight, researchers studied extensions of these equations to model various battles for years. Novel studies include the application of these equations to miscellaneous field apart from battles that comprise reciprocal contention of opponents. If well-defined, these models can assist decision makers in revealing the shortcomings of a war strategy and discovering the bottlenecks that should be optimized. The recent studies prove that the insights gained from these models can also be utilized in other fields such as economy, biology, engineering, etc. This chapter includes the classic Lanchester equations, significant extensions of classical models, and a number of important application examples.

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