The thesis is concerned with the asymptotic analysis of the time of first loss of a customer and the flow of lost customers in some types of Markov retrial queueing systems with flnite buffer. A retrial queueing system ...

In this study, we present modified multi-component block replacement policies. Units (items) are replaced only at prescribed times j = 1,2,... A failed unit is changed with a good one with probability a. Replacement ...

‘The medical history of war casts light not only upon the suffering of those who fight but upon the dedication of those who save. Though the association between slaying and saving is paradoxical, it exists and helps to ...

Since the use of enhanced technology by the opposing forces, Turkish Armed Forces must adopt new tactics, employ appropriately upgraded delivery equipment to deliver rations, fuel, ammunition, personnel, repair parts to ...

Structuring the Ten-year Acquisition Program of the Turkish Armed Forces is a critical problem faced during the defense planning process. This is essentially a resource allocation process. Since the decisions have long-term ...

Logistics is the application of time and space factors to war. It is the economics of warfare, and it comprises, in the broadest sense, the three big M's of warfare; material, movement, and maintenance. This thesis ...

In the Turkish Army, officers are promoted to a higher rank automatically after they complete the period specified for their ranks. Currently, the number of officers on duty is sufficient to fill approximately 70 % of ...

In this study, we consider an (s, S) ordering policy with backordering for a continuous review inventory system, where the items have a random shelflife. Assuming zero lead time and no decay until the shelflife, we derive ...