DETERMINING ECONOMIC QUANTITIES OF MAINTENANCE RESOURCES: A MINUTEMAN APPLICATION
Abstract
This Memorandum introduces a technique for computing manpower and equipment requirements that takes into account three critical and frequently overlooked factors. These are: the randomness of the failure pattern - the uncertainty of the time any particular malfunction will occur; the workshift policy - when maintenance personnel are on duty; and the cost-effectiveness trade off - the marginal increase in system capability weighed against the cost of providing a marginal increase in resources. The quantities of maintenance personnel and ground equipment estimated with the technique presented here will economically meet anticipated requirements with in the accuracy limitations of the three inputs necessary to the computation. These are: fail ure rate or reliability, repair time or main tainability, and cost.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0407200
Entities
People
- Chauncey F. Bell
- Milton Kamins
Organizations
- RAND Corporation