Analysis of Critical Parts and Materials

Abstract

This study analyzes data on selected Air Force systems, subsystems and components with regard to lead time. The first phase of the study resulted in a preliminary analysis of the data and highlighted areas for more detailed analysis. This report focuses accordingly on five components -- Bearings, Castings, Connectors, Forgings, and Integrated Circuits -- which have long leads critical to subsystem and system delivery times. Reasons for increased lead times are provided and recommendations made for actions which could result in decreased lead times in the future. A definition of a model for forecasting shortages of critical parts and materials is outlined in the final chapter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA098346

Entities

People

  • Claudia Vandermade
  • Eleanor Feldbaum
  • Judith H. Larrabee
  • Lisa Sokol

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronics Industry
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Network Science
  • Transport Aircraft

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