An Experimental Examination on Nonstationary Behavior in Simulated Tests of Alternative Policies for Managing the USAF (Q, R) Depot/Base Inventories.
Abstract
The first study, titled 'An Examination of the U.S. Air Force (Q, R) Policies for Managing Depot-Base Inventories: A Pilot Study' (AD-A031 485), evaluated and compared current Air Force EOQ policy with three alternative policies via computer simulation. The three alternative policies examined were: (1) the 'system myopic' variant to current Air Force policy, (2) the allocation policy, and (3) the 'depot only' policy. The second study (AD-A031 486) used demand history for a sample of 50 items that were currently stocked by the Ogden and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (depots systems). This paper evaluated the two most promising alternative policies: system myopic policy and allocation policies. A third study was then initiated. This report, titled 'An Experimental Examination of Non-Stationary Behavior in Simulated Tests of Alternative Policies for Managing the USAF (Q, R) Depot-Base Inventories', extends the second report. In this extension a set of four experiments are conducted which are designed to investigate the feasibility of reducing or eliminating the non-stationarity of the test conducted in the previous study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 28, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA060909
Entities
People
- Leroy B. Schwarz
Organizations
- Purdue University