Maintenance logistics in the Dutch Dredging Industry

This paper explores the benefits of supply chain collaboration in the dredging industry. More specifically, it looks at maintenance management in the dredging industry and the logistic consequences of different maintenance policies. The research uses a simulation model of a clearly identifiable component in a dredging vessel and the related spare parts supply chain. Various maintenance policies, such as predictive maintenance and condition based monitoring are analyzed for their impact on the spare part supply chain in terms of stock keeping, order fulfillment and productivity of the dredging vessel. The model shows that both parties could indeed benefit from more collaboration as this would result in reduced costs and increased production output