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Bombardier Turned to Simulation to Validate the CF-18 Maintenance Program

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  • Ali Gharbi

    (École de Technologie Supérieure, Département de génie de la production automatisée, 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal (Québec), Canada H3C 1K3)

  • Jean Girard

    (Bombardier, Defence System Division, 10,000 Cargo A-4 Street, Mirabel (Québec), Canada J7N 1H3)

  • Robert Pellerin

    (202 Workshop Depot, Canadian Armed Forces, C.P. 4000, Succ. K, Montréal (Québec), Canada H1N 3R9)

  • Laurent Villeneuve

    (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Département de mathématiques et de génie industriel, C.P. 6079, Succ. A., Montréal (Québec), Canada H3C 3A7)

Abstract

The Canadair Defence Systems Division (DSD) is responsible for making all major repairs and modifications on the Canadian fighter CF-18. Although the work varies, DSD must establish a maintenance program each year that specifies estimated starting and ending dates for every maintenance project. It modifies this program constantly during the year because of discrepancies between planned and actual project duration. To improve the accuracy of its plan, DSD used simulation to assess the influence of uncertainty on project delivery dates. Managers can now rely on an accurate risk-analysis tool when making strategic decisions.

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  • Ali Gharbi & Jean Girard & Robert Pellerin & Laurent Villeneuve, 1997. "Bombardier Turned to Simulation to Validate the CF-18 Maintenance Program," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 27(6), pages 22-34, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:27:y:1997:i:6:p:22-34
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.27.6.22
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    1. Bertsimas, Dimitris & Gupta, Shubham & Lulli, Guglielmo, 2014. "Dynamic resource allocation: A flexible and tractable modeling framework," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 236(1), pages 14-26.
    2. Gharbi, A. & Pellerin, R. & Sadr, J., 2008. "Production rate control for stochastic remanufacturing systems," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 112(1), pages 37-47, March.

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