A Conceptual Study of the USAF Aircraft Engine Acquisition and Support Management System.

Abstract

The acquisition and logistics support of USAF propulsion engines has been studied extensively. The Procurement Management Review (PMR), completed in 1976, is the latest and most comprehensive review of this subject. The PMR recommended the creation of an Air Staff organization which would serve as a focal point for and provide overall policy direction on propulsion engines. This research set out to determine if such a proposed organization would resolve some of the fundamental problems found within the engine acquisition and support management system. A management cybernetic model was used to study the engine 'system' and to answer the research question. The authors concluded that the proposed organization would be inconsistent with the requirements of the model, and therefore, would not resolve the engine system's fundamental problems. This research found that the principal problem of the engine system was the fractionalization of its management organization resulting from a deficient management information system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061288

Entities

People

  • Alex Sanchez
  • Ronald E. Fisher

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Communication Channels
  • Deployment
  • Gas Turbines
  • Information Systems
  • Jet Engines
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Systems Science
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Petroleum Engineering