Quantifying the Effect of Commercial Transportation Practices in Military Supply Chains

Abstract

This research examines the Multi-Indenture Multi-Echelon (MIME) repairable inventory system used by the United States Air Force, reviews the literature documenting successful commercial practices that have been implemented in similar supply chains, and documents the metrics used in private industry to assess supply chains. Using simulation, this research assesses the effect of applying such commercial practices to military supply chains, and then evaluates the results by using private industry metrics in coordination with metrics currently used by the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA447706

Entities

People

  • Amanda Mills
  • Ashlea Bennett
  • Joshua B. Mcgee
  • Manuel D. Rossetti
  • Mohsen Manesh
  • Ryan Houx
  • Scott J. Mason

Organizations

  • University of Arkansas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Contracts
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Supplies
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Simulations
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Depots
  • Time Intervals
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.