COST EFFECTIVE WEAPON SYSTEM SUPPORT. BRIEFING NOTES

Abstract

The Logistics Management Institute is assisting the Department of Defense in identifying and developing improved weapon system initial support management practices and techniques. This is a continuing task which to date has been based primarily upon a series of depth studies of major weapon system programs. In July 1962, an LMI report on the Titan II Program was released. This first ICBM system report was followed by the release of LMI's initial Minuteman Program study in March, 1963. The primary recommendations made in the two reports proposed: organizations of professional Air Force provisioning specialists; improved joint Service-contractor usage of weapon system support assets (spares and Wing-level support equipment, facilities and support system knowledge and data); and Resident Support Teams (RST's) to perform continuous and responsive efforts to derive improved support systems at reduced costs. The material contained in these briefing notes is based upon LMI's recently completed follow-on initial support study which used the Minuteman Programs (WS- 133A + B) as research vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0472957

Entities

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Beyond Visual Range Missiles
  • Crystal Structure
  • Department Of Defense
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Supply Chain Management
  • System Software
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).