INCREASED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY THROUGH LOGISTICS ANALYSIS,
Abstract
Joint Air Force-Rand work is reported that is directed toward increasing AF operational capability through logistics analysis. A plea is made for modifying the current information collection system so as to capture fundamental data that are being lost. As an example, there is cited the return of specifically configured aircraft from a specific mission with its aircraft. The charge is made that not enough information is obtained from the pilot, the mechanic of the ground crew, and the shop technician. Another analysis is that concerned with a particular system on F-105 aircraft where there are collected the number of sorties in each of a number of samples, the number of write-ups on the system as a result of the sorties, the mean obtained by dividing the number of write-ups by the number of sorties, and the degree of statistical variance from the mean. The analysis highlights the problem of trying to work with averages provided in most summary reports rather than with detailed information from a debriefing form that identifies the kind of missions. Other examples of analysis are given that are regarded essential for management; costs for getting the additional data are called very small.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0622766
Entities
People
- Chauncey F. Bell Jr.
- Murray A. Geisler
Organizations
- RAND Corporation