A cost-renefits analysis of the effect of condition-based maintenance strategies for military ground vehicles

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 7, Issue , 2003, Pages 3227-3237

  Banks, Jeffrey C ^a   Crow, Ed ^a   Reichard, Karl ^a   Ruark, Robert ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLES; CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE; MILITARY ENVIRONMENT; OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE POLICIES; QUALITATIVE ADVANTAGES; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS;

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; COSTS; MARINE ENGINEERING; PLANNING; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; PROFITABILITY; SERVICE LIFE; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TANKS (MILITARY);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879387108     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2003.1234166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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