An Analysis of the F-16 Aircraft Requirements Generation Process and Its Adverse Impact on Contractor Rate Capacity

Abstract

The United States defense industry is experiencing frustration in agglomerating planned Department of Defense production requirements. One probable source of this frustration is inadequate requirement forecast consolidation by the Department of Defense. Several agencies within the Department of Defense are charged with procuring subassemblies and spares for major weapons systems. In the case of the United States Air Force F-16, the Air Force Logistics Command and the Air Force Systems Command are involved in formulation of production requirement forecasts, and may do so independent of one another. Defense suppliers are then subjected to a myriad of unconsolidated forecasts, none of which they can satisfy without significantly reducing their ability to fulfill other demand requirements. Methods, therefore, should be developed to improve the requirement forecast consolidation process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123003

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Reynolds Jr.
  • Richard D. Schikora

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design