Materiel Readiness Support System (MARS). Revision
Abstract
The Materiel Readiness Support (MARS) System was developed as an analytical tool to evaluate the Defense Logistics Agency's support to materiel readiness. The original documentation manual (October 1984) was designed to serve as a user's guide which would enable system adaptation for decentralized users. The current manual incorporates recent enhancements to the MARS System and has been designed to serve as a reference guide of the system's analytical capabilities for both functional and technical personnel. The MARS system is comprised of two major analytical models. These models allow users to analyze DLA's contribution to military readiness in the following ways: 1) Historical Support Analyses. The Historical Supply Performance Program (HISPER) of the MARS system produces statistics that reflect DLA's historical support to a weapon system and/or organizational unit. Using demand history on items used by the weapon system and/or organization unit, the system identifies the supply performance for those items; and 2) The Projected Supply Performance Model (PERMES) of the MARS system produces statistics that predict DLA's future support to selected item groupings under a variety of performance goals or budget allocations. After identifying what items are to be used, the model uses inventory control theory to compute future performance for those items.The computations involve current assets, expected requirements, and historical demand variance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA206602
Entities
People
- Mary K. Cyrus
- Richard E. Baker
Organizations
- Defense Logistics Agency