Spare parts supply modelling: application to a space station

François Pérès (1) , Jean-Christophe Grenouilleau (2)

1 LGP - Laboratoire Génie de Production
2 ESA - Agence Spatiale Européenne = European Space Agency

The work deals with the topic of spare parts management in a space system. The paper is divided into three parts. The first one is dedicated to the characterization of the system structure and presents the particularities related to the spare-elements procurement. Modelling is the object of the second part. After having exposed the bases of the problem to be solved, a macro-model is introduced. Each of the three elements of an orbital system, namely ground, flying and transport, is then described with a Petri net. Operation specificities of every element are then listed and integrated into the model. A concrete application of this modelling is given in the last part. It concerns the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. A representative function is selected and several supply strategies are evaluated.

Mots clés: Spare parts; Space planning; Performance measurement; Logistics; Supply chain; Modelling

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation

François Pérès, Jean-Christophe Grenouilleau. Spare parts supply modelling: application to a space station. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 2003, 20 (3), pp.360-377. ⟨10.1108/02656710310461341⟩. ⟨hal-03636760⟩