Cycle time reduction for naval aviation depots

Author

Kang, Keebom ; Gue, Kevin R. ; Eaton, Donald R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. Manage., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

13-16 Dec 1998

Firstpage

907

Abstract

We describe two simulation models for repair processes of aircraft in the Navy, and suggest ways to reduce cycle time and improve readiness. The models illustrate the effects of material availability and process redesign on repair cycle time and work-in-process inventory levels for critical components. Our results indicate that the Navy could significantly reduce repair cycle times of those components by increasing stock levels of relatively inexpensive repair parts and slightly modifying current repair processes

Keywords

aircraft maintenance; digital simulation; military computing; naval engineering computing; stock control data processing; Navy; aircraft; critical components; cycle time reduction; inexpensive repair parts; material availability; naval aviation depots; process redesign; repair cycle time; repair cycle times; repair processes; simulation models; stock levels; work-in-process inventory levels; Aerospace materials; Availability; Costs; Inventory management; Logistics; Maintenance; Military aircraft; Pipelines; Production; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1998. Winter

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5133-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1998.745089

Filename

745089