Defective capital assets may be quickly restored to their operational condition by replacing
the item that has failed. The item that is replaced is called the Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) …

Asset availability improvement has been the focus of many studies by various industries for
a few decades now, and the defence industry is no exception. To date, there exists no …

This research attempted to answer how improved corrosion-control practices in the US
Navy's Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer engineering spaces might enhance ship efficiency. It …

Navies around the world aspire to improve their fleet operational availability. Many navies
struggle to achieve their targeted high operational availability even though they are certain …

Rapid development of shipbuilding and ship repair industry in recent years has been
increasingly transforming the way organizations apply the long term strategic thinking of …

Operational availability of naval ships, which reflects the number of days they are available
for operational tasking in a year, is a complex problem. The number of days the ships are …

The rapid development of the ship building and ship repair industry in recent years has
transformed the way organizations perceive the future industry growth. Greater growth of …

Asset availability optimisation concepts have been studied in a multitude of industries for a
few decades now. The defence industry is no exception, whilst traditionally navies …

Asset availability optimisation concepts have been studied in a multitude of industries for a
few decades now. The defence industry is no exception, whilst traditionally navies …

An approach to determine the renewal timing of ships: Based on the theory of annual average
cost Page 1 World Maritime University The Maritime Commons: Digital Repository of the World …