Simulation Model to Measure the Effect an In-Theater Staging Base has on Economic Order Quantity Items at a Forward Operating Base

摘要

During a limited war the theater commander will need a resupply system to support his Forward Operating Bases (FOB). The staging base concept has the FOB ordering supplies from a staging base instead of the CONUS. The staging base would be located in the same theater or near the FOB and would not be subject to hostilities. This simulated the resupply actions for Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) items if the FOB ordered items from the staging base as compared to our current resupply system. The items measured at the FOB were the mean out of stock time, man reorder time, mean number of orders, and mean number of times out of stock. The results indicated no difference between the two systems except for the mean out of shock time. The analysis show the stagging base concept provides the FOB with an out of stock time that is only one-half of the current resupply system. Recommend this study be continued to include repairable and equipment items to see if the staging base concept can provide support as effective as with EOQ items.