Factors Influencing Army Maintenance

Abstract

Factors and variables that influence maintenance for systems and related manpower, personnel, and training (MPT) characteristics were identified in a review of literature. The results of the literature review were used to develop several conceptual models to support early investigation of the potential effects on maintenance MPT characteristics of decisions early in the acquisition process. The models developed include a maintenance demand factors model that identifies the factors that potentially influence system maintenance burden; a maintenance driver factors model that relates the joint, propagated consequences of early acquisition decisions on later system characteristics important to maintenance; a maintenance process model that identifies actions and decisions generic to all levels and types of maintenance; and two acquisition influence models, one for the Accelerated System Acquisition Process (ASAP) and one for Non-Development Item (NDI) acquisitions, that relate the variables in the maintenance demand factors model to events in the two acquisitions processes that can influence related characteristics of the fielded systems. Keywords: Logistics, System acquisition, Logistics support, Maintenance management, Logistics management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA205982

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  • Debra C. Evans
  • J. T. Roth

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  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

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  • Engineering

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.