Principles of Inspect, Repair Only as Necessary (IROAN) Procedures and Preparation of IROAN Publications.Military Standard

Abstract

The United States Marine Corps is committed to reduction of equipment maintenance costs, while maintaining combat essential equipment in a high state of readiness. This can be accomplished by designing products of dependable and maintenance-free materials and utilizing more effective maintenance procedures and extended maintenance intervals where applicable. Manufacturing maintenance free materials and equipment is cost prohibitive; therefore, the use of more effective maintenance procedures is the preferred method. Application of proper maintenance the preferred method. Applications of proper maintenance procedures enables military equipment of modern design and materials to be maintained in a serviceable condition throughout their expected life cycle. Simply stated, the Inspect and Repair Only As Necessary (IROAN) concept is a method of performing the minimum depot level scheduled maintenance necessary to keep equipment items in a serviceable condition . This military standard sets forth applicable procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262345

Entities

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Communication Equipment
  • Contracts
  • Diagnostic Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Standards
  • Performance Tests
  • Production
  • Quality Control
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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