To assess future technologies and maintenance strategies, the DLR Institute of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul developed a customizable and modular framework using discrete event simulation for aircraft and engine life cycles. The team around researcher Ahmad Ali Pohya published their article in the aerospace journal:
Aerospace | Free Full-Text | A Modular Framework for the Life Cycle Based Evaluation of Aircraft Technologies, Maintenance Strategies, and Operational Decision Making Using Discrete Event Simulation (mdpi.com)