Spare Parts Inventory Control under System Availability Constraints

• Main Authors: van Houtum, Geert-Jan (Author), Kranenburg, Bram (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 227
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Industrial engineering.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This book focuses on the tactical planning level for spare parts management. It describes a series of multi-item inventory models and presents exact and heuristic optimization methods, including greedy heuristics that work well for real, life-sized problems. The intended audience consists of graduat...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Basic Multi-Item, Single-Location Inventory Model
• Multiple Machine Types with Commonality
• Service Differentiation
• Multi-Location System with Lateral Transshipments
• Two-Echelon System
• Multi-Echelon, Multi-Indenture System
• Static Repair Priorities.