A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HIGH-VALUE ARMY AVIATION COMPONENTS

Abstract

This report describes a system for the management of high value aircraft repairable components (engines, transmissions, gear boxes, etc.) which has been developed for the U.S. Army Aviation Materiel Command by the Advanced Logistics Research Office, Frankford Arsenal. The system is based upon the calculation, first, of a long-term Desired Inventory Level, which is the number of spares needed to provide some given degree of customer satisfaction, expressed in terms of the average length of time he has to wait for a serviceable replacement spare. The long-term Desired Inventory Level is calculated on the assumption that product improvements have been realized on the item, that its mandatory Time-Between-Overhauls has been extended as far as is feasible, and that pipeline times (repair, overhaul, shipment, etc.) have reached desired standard levels. Other features of the system include the use of the Actuarial Method, now in use in the U.S. Air Force, for forecasting timechange and premature removals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0452444

Entities

People

  • B. Rosenman
  • D. Hoekstra

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Customer Services
  • Geographic Regions
  • Inventory
  • Inventory Control
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Transportation
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design