Analysis of the Air Force Logistics Enterprise. Evaluation of Global Repair Network Options for Supporting the F-16 and KC-135

Abstract

The Air Force has developed an extensive set of logistics resources and concepts to support training, deployment, employment, and redeployment of air, space, and cyber forces. Since the establishment of the Iraqi no-fly zones following the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the Air Force has been continuously engaged in rotational deployments, which have presented a very different set of challenges from those that were used to develop the current support posture, one still largely based on assumptions developed during the Cold War. Changes to the operational environment, such as rotational deployments of less-than-squadron-size operationally tasked units to unanticipated locations for unknown durations, may warrant changes to the Air Force's logistics infrastructure and concepts of operation, but the questions of "what changes" and "to what extent" remain unanswered. Recognizing the importance of the logistics enterprise, the Air Force has initiated a set of interrelated transformation activities, including Air Force Smart Operations 21, a way of institutionalizing continuous process improvement; Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century (U.S. Air Force, 2005), an effort to transform current logistics processes to improve support to the operational units; and Repair Enterprise 21 (RE21),1 which establishes an enterprise wide repair capability via the use of centralized intermediate repair facilities (CIRFs) for a subset of aircraft avionics and engines. However, ensuring that these efforts (which may at times promote conflicting objectives) remain integrated into a larger vision for transformation is a cause for concern.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512025

Entities

People

  • Amy L. Maletic
  • Douglas C. Cato Jr.
  • Hugh G. Massey
  • James M. Masters
  • John G. Drew
  • Kristin F. Lynch
  • Manuel Carrillo
  • Raymond A. Pyles
  • Ronald G McGarvey
  • Thomas Lang

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Repair Shops
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space