The Rapid Rise in the Cost of Replenishment Spare Parts: Are We Making Progress?

Abstract

The cost of spare replenishment parts has been rapidly increasing in recent years, and this trend has adversely affected Air Force readiness and sustainability. This thesis project was an effort to determine the success of recent initiatives taken by the Air Force Logistics Command in controlling prices of these spare replenishment parts. Procurement actions performed by the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in two different periods were examined to answer the following specific questions: (1) Has AFLC been successful in reducing the portion of sole-source purchases that are negotiated with other than the actual manufacturer? (2) Does negotiating sole-source procurements with the actual manufacturer result in savings? (3) Has AFLC been successful in increasing price competition in the acquisition of spares? (4) Does competitive procurement actually decrease the price paid? Keywords: Spare parts; Air Force procurement; Military procurement; Acquisition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161065

Entities

People

  • Jerry G. Gable

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Replenishment
  • Spare Parts
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control