A System Dynamics Policy Analysis Model of the Air Force Reparable Asset System.

Abstract

The Air Force reparable asset system is an example of a multi-item, multi-echelon inventory system. Though such systems have been extensively studied using classic operations research techniques, there has been little research done on the impact of policy changes on system performance. The system dynamics approach, by focusing on and explicitly representing the information and decision structures of the system under study, provides the means to assess the impact of policy on performance by selecting specific performance goals at each system level. This research developed and validated a descriptive model of the Air Force reparable asset system using a system dynamics approach. Using the DYNAMO simulation language, the impact of policy on the system was demonstrated via computer simulation. The authors concluded that a system dynamics model of the reparable asset system would be of value of Air Force logistics policy-makers. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105134

Entities

People

  • Herbert E. Trichlin
  • Robert E. Trempe

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Complex Systems
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Repair Shops
  • Systems Science
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design