Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to examine the cannibalisation process, removing a required component from a designated system and installing it in an unserviceable system, as a mechanism of the motion of a functionable system in MIRCE Science. It impacts on the function ability work done and resources consumed during a given interval of calendar time. Although the cannibalisation process improves profitability or readiness of functionable systems, it can also lead to increased costs and disruption, divert resources from other activities and create additional technical and financial risks. Thus, cannibalisation is one of the drivers of profitability that could be predicted by applying the MIRCE Profitability Equation, which considers the whole organization as a single analytical scheme. It is a huge improvement in respect to current practices where the whole business process is addressed through a collection of a large number of self-standing models that address a few influential parameters at a time. An example of cannibalisation in the Royal Navy is given in the paper.

Keywords: Cannibalisation; Functionability; Profitability; Readiness