Evaluations of Alternative Approaches to Central Stock Leveling

Abstract

The principal conclusion of this research is that the Air Force should use DRIVE (Distribution and Repair in Variable Environments) in a desktop environment for central stock leveling, but only when it is used in execution to prioritize component repairs and allocate serviceable assets. We define central stock leveling as the determination of stock levels by a central authority with a view of all the users of a stock number in the logistics system, typically at an air logistics center, but not at each individual base. The term desktop environment implies the use of Desktop DRIVE, a PC-based implementation of DRIVE developed by the Dynamics Research Corporation. We found that this approach determines stock levels that perform as well as those of any of the well-known optimization models currently in use, either for determining aircraft recoverable spares requirements or central stock leveling, and that it will provide consistency between asset allocations recommended by Desktop DRIVE in execution and base due-ins.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA286782

Entities

People

  • John B. Abell
  • Louis W. Miller

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Algorithms
  • Cannibalization
  • Computer Programs
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Stands
  • United States

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.