Posturing Spares for Great Power Competition

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Authors
Hauser, Margaret M.
Ferrer, Geraldo
Subjects
Logistics
spares
Great Power Competition
Inventory Augmentation
Wholesale Inventory
Foward Postitioning
Battle Spares
Advisors
Date of Issue
2022
Date
2022
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Effectively posturing spares is essential to support forces for Great Power Competition. The purpose of this project is to study the effectiveness of spare posturing strategies towards the improvement of operational availability. Possible strategies for positioning of spare parts include inventory augment and sparing models such as readiness-based sparing (RBS) and demand-based sparing (DBS). An alternative strategy is the use of a depot ship with repair and production capabilities through a combination of subtractive manufacturing and additive manufacturing (AM). The different strategies will be simulated to identify their effect on operational availability and operating cost to improve the readiness of the warfighter.
Type
Report
Description
NPS NRP Executive Summary
Department
Department of Defense Management (DDM)
Department of Defense Management (DDM)
Organization
Naval Research Program (NRP)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
N4 - Fleet Readiness & Logistics
Funder
This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. 
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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