On the Optimization of Aircraft Maintenance Management

Abstract

Task scheduling and resource allocation problems have been the subject of intense research over the past decades, particularly within Operations Research. However, seldom optimization models have been proposed to address the aircraft maintenance management process in an integrated manner. Besides eliciting the problems of capacity planning, parts forecasting and inventory management, and task scheduling and resource allocation faced by aircraft MRO companies, this paper presents a short review on models that address each of the problems and discusses research opportunities within this field.