Simulation modeling for military logistics and supportability studies

Simulation has proven to be a valuable tool to make cost-effective credible recommendations to the government for a missile serviceable-in-service-time (SIST). SIST is the period of time that a missile may remain in operational use or storage before requiring recertification (a routine test and maintenance to assure the missile is operational) at a Naval Weapon Station (NSW) or depot. The supportability simulation model has proven to be a very useful and effective concurrent engineering tool. It has been able to provide the detailed information required in the format requested. The model has been validated and is providing credible results