Improved Management of Support Resources.

Abstract

Improving the management of support resources for major weapon systems is a crucial goal for the Department of Defense. The problem of weapon systems being inadequately supported in the field because of fragmented decision making in the allocation of support resources (e.g., spares, support and test equipment) was addressed in DoD Acquisition Improvement Initiative 30. New management procedures to help correct this problem have been tested over the past year and a half. During the test, the Military Departments provided the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) with data that summarized the support resources required by and allocated to nine sample weapon systems. These data were reviewed by OSD at key points in the Planning, Programming and Budgeting (PPB) process. Based on our evaluation of the test results, we recommend that the procedures used in the program and budget trail reviews be formalized and implemented in future PPB cycles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127994

Entities

People

  • David V. Glass
  • Donald W. Srull

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Equipment
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Organizational Structure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management