Spares Acquisition Integrated with Production and Its Influence on the Obsolescence of Spare Parts

Abstract

This thesis effort was directed toward the evaluation of the impact of ordering utilizing a program entitled Spares Acquisition Integrated with Production (SAIP). From the universe of all spares ordered in support of the A- 10 aircraft program two populations were selected. The two populations consisted of spares ordered utilizing SAIP procedures and spares ordered utilizing non- SAIP procedures. From these populations two samples consisting of thirty-five part numbers each were randomly selected. A check was then made to determine how many approved Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) each part number reflected. ECPs were determined to be a valid measure of obsolescence. A Mann-Whitney U test was then performed to determine if there was a significant difference between the number of approved ECPs processed against spares ordered utilizing SAIP procedures when compared to approved ECPs processed against spares ordered utilizing non-SAIP procedures. No significant difference was found. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087505

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  • Ottis L. Fisher
  • Robert J. Arthur

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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