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The operations of the International Space Station (ISS) pose many challenging issues, including logistics. The on orbit stay of the ISS is to be significantly extended in the near future: there will be an increased experimental activity in microgravity, giving rise to a renewed interest also in the related optimization aspects. A permanent logistic support is necessary to guarantee key ISS operations, as well as the scientific activities performed on-board. A traffic model, based on a mixed integer linear programming (MIP) approach, has been adopted to carry out the requested logistic planes. This chapter discusses the MIP model and provides insights concerning its application context.
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Fasano, G. (2012). A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Traffic Logistics Management at the International Space Station. In: Fasano, G., Pintér, J. (eds) Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 73. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4469-5_9
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