Organization of Military Infrastructure Restoration after Combat: Methods, Priorities, and KEV Experience
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Purpose. To determine methodological approaches, priorities, and practical principles of organizing the restoration of destroyed military infrastructure in the postwar period based on the generalization of the experience of housing and maintenance departments, as well as to form a substantiated model of restoration process management considering resource, technical, and socio-economic factors.
Method. Analytical, systemic, comparative, and structural-functional research methods were used, which made it possible to comprehensively assess the problems of military facility restoration management, resource support, and interagency interaction.
Findings. A methodological approach to determining the priority of facility restoration is substantiated based on strategic significance, degree of destruction, availability of material, financial, and labor resources, as well as socio-economic consequences. A prioritization model is proposed that allows for the development of substantiated restoration plans at various levels of governance, from the operational-tactical level to the national level. The principles of prioritization, a management decision-making algorithm, and proposals for integrating systems of technical supervision and quality control are formulated.
Value: The study can be applied in the practical activities of military infrastructure authorities, housing and maintenance departments, military command bodies, and local authorities in planning and implementing measures for the restoration of destroyed facilities. The proposed approaches will contribute to increasing the efficiency of restoration, rational use of resources, and ensuring the continuity of defense facility operation.
Paper type. Scientific and analytical.
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