A Controlled Evaluation of the Differences between Two Approaches to Reliability Investment Screening.
Abstract
There is a continuing concern about the high aircraft support cost and poor availabilities caused by some aeronautical equipments. It is generally accepted that basic research, engineering development, and improvements in fielded equipments should concentrate on 'high burner' types of equipment. This has been countered by the suggestion that the emphasis would be better placed on those equipment types with the highest return-on-investment. An experiment was conducted, using data from over 20,000 aeronautical equipments, to determine if the high burner and return-on-investment approaches really emphasize different equipment types. It was found that, in fact, different equipment types were emphasized. The high burner approach emphasized jet engines, radar sets, etc., while the return-on-investment approach emphasized valves and actuators, fuel gauges, and other mundane but troublesome equipments. These research findings suggest that a change in policy might be appropriate. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087506
Entities
People
- John M. Wallace
- Russell M. Genet
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology