Vehicle Maintenance and Manpower in the USAF.

Abstract

This report examines the procurement, management, and maintenance of USAF vehicles. It is based on available data, necessary assumptions, and an objective analysis. The requirements for a given vehicle is determined by the user's justification and approved on a judgement basis. It is replaced using data that is unselective and is not based on full cost. Further, a budget decision is often made on noneconomic criteria. Vehicles must compete with other projects in the Operations and Maintenance category. A subjective decision is made on which items are most important. Frequently vehicles are not purchased in a timely manner. Once in the USAF inventory, vehicles are maintained by the transportation organizations. The basis for manning of these units is called a vehicle equivalent, a subjectively determined measure of repair difficulty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA046812

Entities

People

  • Burrell H. Stewart Jr

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Databases
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Management Engineering
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Regression Analysis
  • United States
  • Vietnam War

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.