Test Equipment Management.

Abstract

The Department of Defense's investment in fielded test equipment (manual and automatic test equipment and test program sets) exceeds $30 billion and is increasing rapidly. The problems associated with acquiring and supporting test equipment are varied and significant. Much of it does not work as well as expected, is both difficult and costly to support, and is not suitable for its planned operational environment. For some test equipment, the Military Departments lack the assets necessary to support peacetime operating tempos, let alone those expected during wartime. Since the early 1970's the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Military Departments have sponsored numerous studies of test equipment. Those studies have repeatedly documented the problems and identified the solutions. Some solutions implementable through the acquisition process are being pursued; however, those that require changes in the management and support of test equipment after it enters the inventory are not receiving similar attention. The authors suggest some changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157648

Entities

People

  • F. Nauta
  • K. Ward

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Executives
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Systems

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