A Repair Network Concept for Air Force Maintenance Conclusions from Analysis of C-130, F-16, and KC-135 Fleets

by Tripp, Robert S.; McGarvey, Ronald G.; Roo, Van Ben D.; Masters, James M.; Sollinger, Jerry M.

• ISBN13: 9780833048042
• ISBN10: 083304804X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-16
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Recent Office of the Secretary of Defense planning guidance directs the services to plan for high levels of engagement and deployed operations, although their nature, locations, durations, and intensity may be unknown. This book synthesizes the results of the initial phases of a study of the basic issues and premises on which the Air Force plans, organizes, and operates its logistics enterprise.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. vii
Tables	p. ix
Summary	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Abbreviations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Motivation	p. 1
Analytic Scope	p. 2
Purpose	p. 4
Approach	p. 5
Organization of This Monograph	p. 6
Requirement Determination and Allocation	p. 7
Air Force Maintenance Practice	p. 7
Determining Weapon-System Requirements and Workload	p. 9
Allocating Workload Between Unit and Repair Network	p. 10
Evaluating Efficiency	p. 12
Economies of Scale	p. 12
Number, Location, and Size of Centralized Repair Facilities	p. 21
Comparing Results of Multiple Mission-Design Series	p. 25
Staffing Squadrons for Split Operations	p. 29
Effectiveness Analysis	p. 31
Source of Effectivness	p. 31
Integrating Processes	p. 34
Conclusions	p. 37
Bibliography	p. 39
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