Assessing the Effectiveness of Future Concepts in the U.S. Air Force: Application to Future Logistics Concepts
Abstract
The National Defense Strategy (NDS) describes a stressing set of future challenges for U.S. Air Force logistics. To meet these challenges, the U.S. Air Force will entertain novel ideas - what we call future logistics concepts - to adapt the way that it organizes, trains, and equips for logistics to support the NDS. Future logistics concepts might be materiel or nonmateriel solutions, and they will need to be assessed for overall utility and be put through an analytical gauntlet to expose any weaknesses so that the U.S. Air Force is well prepared to defend a concept to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Congress. Rather than recommending a specific future logistics concept, we present a Future Logistics Concept Assessment Framework, which is a disciplined, systematic way to assess proposed future logistics concepts. The framework asks the questions that decisionmakers need to answer to know whether to pursue a proposed option. It is designed to be easily executable by an action officer without extensive expertise. Results should inform decisions by revealing benefits and downsides and should not advocate for or against a future logistics concept.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 05, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1162555
Entities
People
- Alexis A. Blanc
- Daniel Ish
- Don A. Snyder
- Fabian Villalobos
- John G. Drew
- Jonathan L. Brosmer
- Kelly Klima
- Kristin F. Lynch
- Kyle Haak
- Myron Hura
Organizations
- RAND Corporation