Master Model for Integrating Inventory, Transport and Service Personnel Capacity Planning

:In industrial production operations, avoiding breakdowns of technical systems is of prime importance. Anticipatory replacement of defective components is one option to reduce breakdowns. Therefore, spare parts are required in the adequate amount, at the requested time and place of repair. In order to fulfill this objective, the planning tasks of a spare parts supply chain have to be aligned and planned simultaneously. In this article an integrated planning model is presented for the most important planning tasks of a spare parts supply chain: inventory, transport, and service personnel capacity planning.