The Impact of Maintenance Free Operating Period Approach to Acquisition Approaches, System Sustainment, and Costs

Abstract

Current acquisitions, logistics, and system sustainment practices in the U.S. Navy are not fully capitalizing on commercial-sector best practices. In addition, the Navy does not have a consistent approach to system maintenance and sustainment. Could the maintenance free operating period (MFOP) approach be a game changer? This paper evaluates the potential impact of MFOP principles on processes, procedures, and costs in acquisition planning. It investigates MFOP and reviews the results of a 2005 submarine pilot program and the 2009 surface ship demonstration involving the concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 07, 2013
Accession Number
ADA586130

Entities

People

  • Nickolas H. Guertin
  • Sandy Hom
  • Thomas J. Housel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boats
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis