The Surge Capacity of the U.S. Industrial Base: A Macro View.

Abstract

Concern about the defense industrial base and its ability to respond to increased demand for goods produced for the Department of Defense during a surge has become an important issue with Headquarters United States Air Force. This thesis project was an effort to identify key industries supporting DOD aerospace commodity requirements and to assess the identified industries' ability to surge from a capacity utilization view. Ninety-six industries were identified as the manufacturing industries supporting the production of aerospace goods purchased by the Department of Defense. Three of those industries lacked the production capacity to respond to a surge, while eight other industries were identified as vulnerable to potential bottlenecks during a surge. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134959

Entities

People

  • B. R. Koechel
  • T. W. Brown

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Commerce
  • Data Analysis
  • Defense Industry
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Governments
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Industrial Preparedness
  • Literature Surveys
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space