Warranty/Cannibalization Issues, Disruptive Forces in the Production and Maintainability of the E-2C Aircraft

Abstract

This thesis analyzes manufactures' warranties and cannibalization issues as they affect the maintainability on the E-2C aircraft. The analysis includes cannibalization structures, reasons why squadrons cannibalize, alternatives to cannibalization, cannibalization issues that affect maintenance personnel morale, and the disruptive effects of manufacturers' warranties to the fleet. The research identified that introducing production aircraft to the fleet without proper logistical support increases aircraft cannibalization and decreases maintainability. Cannibalization should not be used to increase aircraft readiness, since it doubles maintenance man-hours and depletes resources. Inconsistent Aviation Maintenance and Material Management (AV-3M) data contributes to aircraft cannibalization. An acquisition strategy that identifies logistics problems early will give the logistician an opportunity to decrease cannibalization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379444

Entities

People

  • Brian K. Jacobs

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Cannibalization
  • Data Displays
  • Deployment
  • Guarantees
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Naval Aviation
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Supply Chain Management

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Allergy and Immunology.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.