Solution Techniques for Wholesale Provisioning of Replacement Parts.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to present solution techniques for Provisioning problems arising in the Navy's wholesale purchase of replacement parts. The objective is to minimize the Mean Supply Response Time (MSRT) subject to a budget constraint. The problem can be formulated as a Dynamic Program (DP), however, it is too large and complex for a standard recursive dynamic approach. Consequently, a variation of the normal DP approach was developed that significantly reduces the required computations. An existing DP computer program was modified to implement this DP variation. The result is a useable approach considering speed and ease of manipulation. Originator supplied keywords include: Wholesale provisioning; Dynamic programming.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152137

Entities

People

  • W. A. Goulding

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems

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  • Boundaries
  • Composite Materials
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Instructions
  • Lead Time
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Rdx
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.