Organizational Policy Levers Can Affect Acquisition Reform Implementation in Air Force Repair Contracts

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force uses contractors to carry out logistics support services such as repairing major weapons systems. Recently the Air Force began to reform its methods of acquiring such services by implementing best practices from the commercial sector. To complement its other acquisition reform programs, the Air Force launched the Contract Repair and Enhancement Program (CREP) in 1996 to reduce costs and to shorten the time required for purchasing repair services to support major weapons systems. However, Air Force leaders were concerned that reforms were not being implemented as quickly as originally hoped. RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) was asked to identify the organizational levers that could motivate acquisition personnel to adopt CREP reforms more quickly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA534650

Entities

People

  • Brent Keltner
  • David T Adamson
  • Mary E. Chenoweth
  • Sarah Hunter

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution