A Closed Queueing Network Model for Multi-Echelon Repairable Item Provisioning

1 December 1983

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in IIE Transactions

Vol. 15 (4) , 344-352
https://doi.org/10.1080/05695558308974658

Abstract

A model of a two-echelon (two levels of repair, one level of supply) repairable-item provisioning system is presented. It is desired to find the capacities of the base and depot repair facilities as well as the spares level which together guarantee a specified system service level at minimum cost. Closed queueing network theory is used to model the stochastic process, and an implicit enumeration algorithm is used to solve the optimization problem.

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