Optimizing Field Repair Kits Based on Job Completion Rate

John W. Mamer and Stephen A. Smith
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John W. Mamer: University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen A. Smith: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

Management Science, 1982, vol. 28, issue 11, 1328-1333

Abstract: A formulation is presented for obtaining the optimal kit of parts and tools for on-site equipment repairs, based on the fraction of jobs which can be completed from the contents of the kit. This formulation generalizes previous approaches in that part demands need not be independent and various numbers of parts as well as multiple part types per job may be required. It is shown that the formulation is a special case of Balinski's "selection problem" and thus can be solved by maximal flow/minimal cut network algorithms.

Keywords: inventory/production; reliability/maintenance; military logistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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