Presentation of a Decision-Making Model for Long-Term Storage (Conservation) of Defense Items (Case Study: Armor Equipments)

Document Type : Research/ Original/ Regular Article

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1 Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering Center, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran

2 Phd. Student, Industrial Engineering Department, Imam Hossein Compressive University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Center, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Center, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Long-term storage (conservation) of defense items, as one of the vital issues in military asset management, plays a key role in the defense readiness of the armed forces and reducing the overall costs of equipment maintenance. In peacetime, with the reduction of military activities, many defense equipment changes to reserve (storage) mode and is reused in operational use in war or emergency situations. There are various methods for conserving defense items, so maintenance management must select methods for conserving  reserve equipment that, while maintaining the equipment's functional capabilities and reducing overall maintenance costs, allow for rapid conversion from reserve to operational status for this equipment in the event of critical conditions.  The purpose of this article is to help senior decision-makers in military    equipment maintenance management make optimal decisions in the field of reserve equipment  conservation . For this purpose, and considering constraints such as allocated budget and the capacity of centers' conservation operations, a nonlinear dual-objective mathematical model is presented. This      mathematical model will determine how much of each type of equipment should be preserved and by what method, so as to maximize the readiness of the equipment while minimizing overall maintenance costs.    Implementing the proposed model with the help of data available at one of the country's military   conservation centers reflects an increase in the readiness of preserved equipment and a significant reduction in overall maintenance costs throughout the equipment's life cycle.
 

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Supply Chain Management
Volume 26, Issue 85 - Serial Number 85
Serial number 85. Winter 2025
March 2025
Pages 89-105

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  • Receive Date: 04 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 06 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 11 February 2025
  • Publish Date: 10 March 2025

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