An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Inventory Stockage Models for Recoverable Items on Weapon System Availability.

Abstract

The current U.S. Air Force method of requirements determination and distribution is referred to in this thesis as the conventional method. The conventional method is a non-optimizing technique which neither minimizes backorders nor maximizes availability. METRIC (Multi-Echelon Technique for Recoverable Item Control) is being implemented to replace the conventional method. The advantage of METRIC is that it minimizes backorders. After developing a method of ascertaining the availability produced by a logistics system, this study compares the availability results of both METRIC and the conventional model. This study uses for a data base a small weapon system employed at only one base. The results show that METRIC is superior to the conventional model not only in terms of backorders, but more importantly, in terms of availability. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103255

Entities

People

  • James A. Duke
  • Kenneth W. Elmore

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Availability
  • Cannibalization
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Military Personnel
  • Schools
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.