Air Force Logistics: Moving From a Mobilization Base to One of Mobility

Abstract

Logistics support in the Air Force is composed of two facets: mobilization and mobility. Over time, the Air Force has favored mobilization, which overshadowed mobility and created an imbalance in logistics policy. This trend can be attributed to 1) a desire to acquire airframes, supporting equipment, and bases (thus legitimizing an independent, nuclear-oriented Air Force); and 2) civilian industrial management concepts and techniques that the Air Force adopted. To effectively support the Global Reach/Global Power vision, the Air Force now needs to shift its focus to mobility, thus creating a needed balance between mobility and mobilization. To do this, it must institute organizational changes in Air Force logistics activities that affect mobility, to include depot level maintenance and War Reserve Spares Kit management. Second, the Air Force must adopt current civilian technologies and methods, to include express shipping technology and Total Quality Management techniques, to solve existing mobility problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA425813

Entities

People

  • Brad Lafferty

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Computer Programs
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Game Theory
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.