An Evaluation of the Effect of Spares Allowance Policy upon Ship Availability and Reliability.

Abstract

U.S. ships are provided onboard spare parts for equipment the ship's force is capable of repairing while at sea. The range and depth of spares provided has a pronounced effect on the availability of both ship and weapon systems. The spares suite for a particular ship is the Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List produced by the Ship's Parts Control Center. A mathematical model is used to produce this list, aiming to achieve stocking goals set by the Navy. This thesis examines the relationship between these goals and the model in use. A simulation model developed by the Naval Sea Systems Command has been modified so that it is compatible with the Naval Postgraduate School computer system, and this simulation model is used to evaluate the provisioning models. This simulation model is capable of being used for a variety of other projects at the Naval Postgraduate School. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093584

Entities

People

  • John Edward Leather

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Guided Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reliability
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Robotics and Automation.