Operation Team Spirit: Program Review and Analysis

Abstract

In an effort to improve the quality of its KC-135s returning from programmed depot maintenance, the ANG requested to perform a portion of their acceptance inspections on aircraft while still at depot. This request evolved into the Team Spirit program. Following its implementation, Team Spirit reportedly drove average downtimes from 52 days to 14. In 2007, the TS team earned the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award and the program was designated an Air Force Best Practice. Since earning these accolades, the program has undergone scrutiny over increasing costs. Decision makers placed the program on hold and directed a business case analysis (BCA) be conducted to determine the way ahead. Although the BCA confirmed costs were in fact an issue, the overall results favored continuation of the program for myriad other reasons. Despite the BCA, scrutiny of the program had not completely waned. Evidence of revenue losses not only served as the impetus for the BCA, but also identified a need for a qualitative analysis of TS processes in an effort to identify potential areas for improvement?hence, the focus of this study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501115

Entities

People

  • Eric E. Morgan

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Downtime
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reasoning
  • Supply Chain Management

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.