Repairable part management

Repairable part management

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Article ID: iaor1989583
Country: United States
Volume: 19
Issue: 9
Start Page Number: 61
End Page Number: 68
Publication Date: Jul 1989
Journal: Interfaces
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Keywords: inventory, production
Abstract:

To support the operation of its fleet of over 400 aircraft, American Airlines maintains an inventory of spare repairable (rotable) aircraft parts. A PC-based decision support system, the Rotables Allocation and Planning System (RAPS), provides forecasts of rotable part demand, recommends least-cost allocations of parts to airport locations, and calculates the availability level associated with the optimal allocation of each part. RAPS is controlled through a series of menus which offer options for part allocation, data manipulation, report generation, and sensitivity analysis. By identifying under- and over-allocations of parts, as well as by recommending part redistribution, RAPS has provided a multi-million dollar benefit to American Airlines.

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