An Evaluation of a Multiyear Simulation Model.
Abstract
In recent years the Department of Defense has received a great deal of publicity concerning the acquisition of spare parts. The management of spare parts is big business. The spare parts portion of the Department of Defense (DOD) budget for FY86 was 22.4 billion. With this, DOD has procured about 700,000 spare parts. The purpose of this thesis was to validate the MYP simulation model that was developed in 1985. Two separate approaches were used to validate the model. The first approach was to identify the key cost drivers associated with making a MYP decision. The second approach involved acquiring data on 18 F-16 spare parts that were similar to the 8 B-1B spare parts used to develop the model. A literature review and numerous interviews were performed in order to achieve the purpose of the thesis. this research confirmed that the two major cost drivers for MYP decision are: 1) acquisition savings due to buy ing material in larger quantities, and 2) the potential ECP costs. F-16 data was ran through the model to see how the model would work with another major weapon system that has different cost data, reliability and maintainability, quantities and mission profile. The data was ran through the model and the results supported the MYP decisions made at Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah. The purpose of this model is to aid the decision maker in making appropriate and timely MYP decisions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174456
Entities
People
- Sylvia C. Wardley-niemi
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology