New Approach to Air Force Provisioning
Abstract
The principal objective of the first study phase was to define the correlations and/or differences between commercial and Air Force provisioning methodologies. Data was analyzed and significant operational events in the Air Force and commercial provisioning cycles were identified and combined with their applicable data elements to construct Event Matrices. These matrices were then integrated through the identification of functionally equivalent events and common data into a unified Provisioning Matrix. The Provisioning Matrix provided schematic representation of the correlations and/or differences between Air Force and commercial methods. World Airline Suppliers' Guide data types were applied to data elements to support their organization into five sets of operationally equivalent data. Matrix elements were represented by codes in order to indicate how the data element was applicable to event performance. The first study phase was recorded in ADA-140494 of the Defense Technical Information Center. The second study phase was directed toward the identification of the most cost effective method of provisioning end items other than major system acquisitions and modifications. A decision-tree analysis was progressively applied to each Provisioning Matrix and extracted Event Matrix element to identify efficiencies incorporated in the commercial provisioning method. The analysis revealed that unique Air Force provisioning requirements could be largely accommodated through the application of commercially available ATA data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 14, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA146281
Entities
People
- Charles Tylander
- Ken Garrison