Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
Classical multi-echelon repairable item inventory models are based either on steady-state analysis or infinite repair capacity, which may not work well in situations when the demand is nonstationary, or repair capacity is limited. In this paper, we propose an analytical model for evaluating system performance that works well under limited repair capacity and nonstationary demands. Following the METRIC methodology, we then develop an optimisation algorithm to solve the corrective maintenance problem in military logistics. Experimental results show that our approach yields good solutions efficiently. This work has also resulted in a software that has been field-tested by a military organisation.
Keywords
multi-echelon inventory systems, repairable items, queueing, maintenance, military logistics, inventory models, performance evaluation, limited repair capacity, nonstationary demands.
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Operations and Supply Chain Management
Publication
International Journal of Inventory Research
Volume
1
Issue
1
First Page
67
Last Page
92
ISSN
1746-6962
Identifier
10.1504/IJIR.2008.019209
Publisher
InderScience
Citation
LAU, Hoong Chuin and SONG, Huawei.
Multi-Echelon Repairable Item Inventory System with Limited Repair Capacity under Nonstationary Demands. (2008). International Journal of Inventory Research. 1, (1), 67-92.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/787
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Additional URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJIR.2008.019209