Issues Related to Alternatives to Current Procedures in the Unscheduled Maintenance of Air Force Aircraft
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify issues related to alternative procedures in the unscheduled maintenance of Air Force aircraft. Specifically, the procedures investigated are those used by the 352d Special Operations Group (SOG) in sourcing expendable aircraft parts for which estimated delivery dates are unacceptable. The SOG's experience has been that direct sourcing from private contractors has resulted in superior delivery response times. Further, they believe that their experience with expendables could be extended into the management of reparables. Since adopting these procedures formally would require changes in Air Force policies, these procedures need to be evaluated from a broader level. The intent of this paper is to identify the issues related to such an analysis. Because the subject of this research topic has not yet been thoroughly or formally investigated, the sources of information were primarily expert opinions, combined with an analysis of related theses, reports, and journal articles. The major finding of this research has been that while the relationship between spares levels and readiness is fairly direct, the relationship between cost and readiness is not. A third dimension of the problem is proposed. Further research into the issues surrounding the cost-readiness tradeoff is recommended.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA431543
Entities
People
- Daniel M. Wuchenich
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology