An Analysis of Measures Used to Evaluate the Air Force Critical Item Program

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of two measures, percent defects and cycle time, to measure the overall performance of the Air Force Critical Item Program (CIP). The need for such study was generated from the current absence of any measurement system available to evaluate the CIP. This research used these two measures with actual data, evaluated the correlation between aircraft availability and percent defects and cycle time, and analyzed management perceptions addressing the usefulness of these measures for field use. Performance of this analysis resulted in support for these measures by over two thirds of the critical item managers interviewed. As a result, this study concluded that both of these measures, percent defects and cycle time, could be useful to the Air Force in managing the CIP effectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246789

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Lee

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Procurement
  • Quality Control
  • Test And Evaluation

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