Inventory management of shipboard material

Abstract

In this paper the problem within the Navy of optimising shipboard supporting material through improved inventory management techniques is discussed. The optimization referred to is the ability of shipboard material inventories to support a Navy ship for long periods of time and away from all sources of supply. These inventories must be calculated within space and budgetary constraints. The question, then, is how does the Navy accomplish this task and thereby optimize and ensure that stocks of shipboard material will be sufficient to maintain s ship's self sufficiency, a high state of material dependability and readiness to accomplish its assigned mission.