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Link to "1-18.6 Supply Concepts" Link to contents for "1 USPS Supplying Practices Process Step 1: Identify Needs"      Link to "1-18.8 Consumables"

1-18.7 Provisioning Analysis

Provisioning is the process of deciding what parts and supplies will need to be replenished, at what organizational level, and in what quantities. Some of the tools used are work breakdown structure (WBS), mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) rates, reliability analysis, and allocated supply cycle times. MTBF calculates the average amount of time a component or part takes to fail.




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