Operating Policies for Non- stationary Two-Echelon Inventory Systems for Reparable Items.

Abstract

There are many situations (for example, wartime and the introduction of a new product into the market) where the transient behavior of a multi-echelon inventory system is of paramount importance and in these situations, steady state models may be inadequate both in describing the relevant transient behavior of the system and in determining the least cost mix, quantity, and distribution of spares that meet specified performance objectives. This report develops a model and methodology for determing cost effective inventory policies for a two-echelon non-stationary one-for-one inventory system for reparable items.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173731

Entities

People

  • Meyer H. Kotkin

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Databases
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Operations Research
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Steady State
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Engineering
  • Time Intervals
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design