Cost Savings Potential of a Commercial Reservation System for the Military Airlift Command.

Abstract

The Military Airlift Command (MAC) has responsibility for all Department of Defense international passenger reservations. Primarily because of rapidly improving technology in the commercial travel industry, MAC has been unable to effectively compete with commercial services. In addition, the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) has developed a separate traffic management data base which duplicates some of the MAC operations. The study evaluates the possibilities of integrating the MAC data base with commercial airlines' data bases and combining the MAC and MTMC operations under a single organization. This project examines the efficiency, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness of the military reservation system in light operational and organizational constraints. A proposal is outlined to improve operations by integrating PRAMS with the Scheduled Airlines Traffic Office (SATO) system using commercially designed Computerized Reservation System (CRS). A second proposal is outlined which organizationally realigns all DOD reservation functions under a unified transportation command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179920

Entities

People

  • Russell J. Whipp

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Airlift Operations
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Databases
  • Decoding
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.