On the Integration of Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Spare Parts Inventory Control

On the Integration of Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Spare Parts Inventory Control | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article On the Integration of Additive Manufacturing for Aircraft Spare Parts Inventory Control Youssef Abidar, Amin Chaabane This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2113133/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Spare parts inventory management represents a challenge for aircraft companies. Determining the optimal allocation and consumption of spare parts is problematic due to the intermittent demand. Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) uses different models to evaluate inventory stock level to avoid the non-availability of the desired spare parts when required. With the recent implementation of additive manufacturing (AM) in many sectors, the implications of AM for spare parts inventory management and control models need more attention. This paper aims to evaluate the advantage of AM integration for spare parts optimization in a multi-echelon inventory system. It compares three scenarios for non-moving, slow-moving, and fast-moving spare parts. A scenario-based modeling approach is followed to draw out insights for managers. The first scenario considers the conventional case where there is no integration of AM. The second scenario considers AM integration only in the central maintenance center (CMC). The third scenario assumes AM integration in CMC and regional maintenance centers (RMC). This analysis showed that when AM repair time is inferior to conventional process (CP) repair time, the best scenario for AM manufacturing integration is a decentralized AM location. And when AM repair time equals CP repair time, and AM repair probability is superior to 70%, the decentralized scenario still the optimal integration solution. However, when the AM repair time equals CP repair time, and the AM repair probability is inferior to 70%, the centralized scenario is the optimal integration solution. Moreover, non-moving and slow-moving spare parts are the most suitable categories for optimal AM allocation. Finally, the paper offers guidelines on adopting AM in the aircraft supply chain and the impact on spare part inventory management. 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