In this paper, we systematically investigate the Maximum-On-Ground (MOG) problem space, and explore candidate solutions. The MOG optimization refers to the management of the transport aircraft in-and-around an airfield. Effective and efficient daily MOG management enables the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) to rapidly deploy and sustain the equipment, and personnel anywhere in the world. However, the seemingly solved problem can quickly grow out of hand when the number of interruptions exceed past a certain point; this due to the combinatorial nature of the scheduling problem, where the order, and the mission dependencies matter.
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