An Analytical Review of the Management of Modification Funds in the Naval Aviation Community.

Abstract

This thesis reviews the organizational and managerial structures associated with the United States Navy's fiscal management of the modification of aircraft programs. The review is utilized to highlight the problems associated with the expenditure of appropriated funds in support of the modification effort. After reviewing the organizational, functional and structural areas that support the modification program, five areas are identified for corrective action and analysis. These are (a) inadequate control of funds, (b) funding is approved too early, (c) temporary reprogramming tends to become permanent, (d) lack of understanding by the item managers, and (e) inadequate program feedback. Several recommendations are made to improve the quality of funds management in the modification process. Among these recommendations were actions to improve funds control through 'fencing' mechanisms, segregation of modification follow-on funds from replenishment funding, and to consciously reduce front-end funding of modification programs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110907

Entities

People

  • Lonsdale Clifford Mitchell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Configuration Management
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Aviation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design