A SIMULATION MODEL OF AN INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM REPAIR SHOP: A PLANNING TOOL,
Abstract
This Memorandum describes a simulation model developed at RAND to help system planners at Newark Air Force Station, Newark, Ohio, determine resource requirements to test and repair an expected number of failed ICBM guidance systems in some average repair cycle time. If given estimates of shop load and a set of resources, the simulation model will measure resource performance in terms of the average repair cycle time. Resources considered are direct personnel, test equipment, and component spares. The model was written in the RAND-developed simulation language, SIMSCRIPT, for use on the IBM-7090 series of computers. In the Memorandum, the general problem confronting system planners is briefly discussed, followed by a description of a typical guidance system repair shop and the types of outputs that aid the planner in determining resource requirements. Then the general structure and a detailed description of the simulation model is presented. And finally, the Memorandum describes in detail how the data deck required by the simulation model is prepared for a typical repair shop. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0433176
Entities
People
- R. C. Steorts
Organizations
- RAND Corporation