An Evaluation of the United States Army Sesame and Swedish OPUS VII Provisioning Models

Abstract

Two existing provisioning models using operational availability as the key operational characteristic for measuring system effectiveness are compared. The two models are the U.S. Army Selective Stockage for Availability Multi-Echelon Method (SESAME) and the Swedish OPUS VII. The SESAME and OPUS VII models and their problem-solving methods are described. Mathematical overviews of each model are examined. Differences between the models, their advantages and limitations are discussed. Each model is evaluated in terms of input parameters, required structure of systems, types of outputs, and model shortcomings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137169

Entities

People

  • Carl F. Menyhert

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Organizational Structure
  • Probability
  • Spare Parts
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military Science