Vintage Study 1981. Department of the Army Industrial Plant Equipment (IPE)

Abstract

This study is an analysis of Department of the Army industrial plant equipment, active and inactive, based on year of manufacture. A comparision of active government equipment with private industry with private industry is made based on three age groups: 0-9 years old, 10-19 years old, and 20 years or older. The equipment status within the US Army Materiel Development ad Readiness Command (DARCOM) is presented for six classes of IPE for the major subordinate commands and laboratories and centers. The vintage (age distribution) and quantity and percent exceeding useful service life are portrayed for each class. The status of numerical control (NC) equipment is presented showing the classes, quantity and use, and trends of the inventory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA115408

Entities

People

  • Frank T. Bogdanowicz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Age Distribution
  • Age Groups
  • Control
  • Engineering
  • Government Furnished Equipment
  • Governments
  • Industrial Plants
  • Inventory
  • Machine Tools
  • Machines
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metalworking
  • Milling Machines
  • Production
  • Welding

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.