METEOR: A Tool for Evaluating Multi-Echelon Inventory Models and Material Readiness.

Abstract

There are many multi-echelon inventory models in use within the Department of Defense. These models have been used primarily to determine inventory levels at various echelons of supply for complex, multi-indentured, hardware systems. Their objective is, generally, to maximize some measure of equipment readiness, subject to budgetary constraints. These models vary in their structure, assumptions, mathematical objectives, and optimization procedures. This thesis examines the characteristics of these models and offers an alternative simulation model, Multi-Echelon Technique for Evaluating Operational Readiness (METEOR), which can be used as a common framework from which to compare and evaluate the analytic models. In the examination of other simulation models used by the Navy, it is believed that METEOR is unique in its ability to accomplish this purpose. METEOR may also be used to evaluate the impact of changes in supply related policy on equipment readiness. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127898

Entities

People

  • Thomas Allen Bunker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Operational Readiness
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standby Equipment
  • Supply Depots
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design