Monitoring declining quality of ammunition stockpile under step-stress
By: So Young Sohn
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Operations Research
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: AMMUNITION; STORAGE
Other titles: NPS-OR-93-016.
Description: Most ammunition is produced long before its ultimate consumption and stored in a      series of different depots for a considerably long period of time. During storage, the      quality of the ammunition stockpile deteriorates proportionally to the conditions of      depots. We view different conditions associated with a series of depots as step-stress.      A random effects logistic regression model is employed to predict the quality of      ammunition stockpile in terms of the routing information such as a series of location and      duration of storage of ammunition lots. The resultant prediction model can be used to      determine the appropriate time for reorder or renovation of ammunition before the      quality reaches substandard. An example is given to illustrate the implementation      procedure of the prediction model suggested in this paper.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-OR-93-016."

"September 1993."

AD A273 272.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17)

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