Project Management in Successful Reliability and Maintainability Improvement Programs

Abstract

The Air Force regularly is involved in the management of programs to improve the Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) of its weapon systems. Proper management of these programs is critical if the R&M goals established in the program documentation are to be realized when the system is fielded. This research attempts to identify factors related to project management which may contribute to the success of an R&M improvement program. The eight factors studied were based on suggestions made in articles about R&M. They are top-level management support, clearly defined R&M requirements, training in R&M issues, the government-contractor working relationship, assignment of R&M responsibilities within the program office, incorporation of technological advances, use of contract incentives/warranties, and including R&M requirements in the RFP evaluation criteria. Keywords: Theses; TQM; (KT)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215424

Entities

People

  • Diane E. Suchan

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Tubes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Literature Surveys
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radar

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).