Analysis of the Air Force Logistics Enterprise
Evaluation of Global Repair Network Options for Supporting the F-16 and KC-135
ResearchPublished Oct 30, 2009
Changes in the operational environment may warrant changes in the Air Force's logistics infrastructure and concepts of operation, which are still largely based on assumptions developed during the Cold War. Recognizing the importance of the logistics enterprise, the Air Force has initiated interrelated activities to transform current logistics processes to improve support to operational units. As part of this effort, RAND was asked to undertake a comprehensive strategic reassessment of the entire Air Force logistics enterprise, examining the logistics workload, how that workload should be accomplished, and how these issues should be revisited over time. The analyses presented in this monograph show how F-16 and KC-135 aircraft maintenance units can be reconfigured to support mission generation operations, with “heavy maintenance,” such as phase inspections for fighter aircraft, being provided by an enterprise network of centralized repair facilities. This approach utilizes optimization models to identify options that either exceed current maintenance capabilities at current cost levels or meet required capability levels at reduced cost.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 2009
- Print Format: Paperback
- Paperback Pages: 188
- Paperback Price: $30.00
- Paperback ISBN/EAN: 978-0-8330-4740-3
- Document Number: MG-872-AF
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McGarvey, Ronald G., Manuel J. Carrillo, Douglas C. Cato, Jr., John G. Drew, Thomas Lang, Kristin F. Lynch, Amy L. Maletic, H. G. Massey, James M. Masters, Raymond A. Pyles, Ricardo Sanchez, Jerry M. Sollinger, Brent Thomas, Robert S. Tripp, and Ben D. Van Roo, Analysis of the Air Force Logistics Enterprise: Evaluation of Global Repair Network Options for Supporting the F-16 and KC-135, RAND Corporation, MG-872-AF, 2009. As of September 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG872.html
McGarvey, Ronald G., Manuel J. Carrillo, Douglas C. Cato, Jr., John G. Drew, Thomas Lang, Kristin F. Lynch, Amy L. Maletic, H. G. Massey, James M. Masters, Raymond A. Pyles, Ricardo Sanchez, Jerry M. Sollinger, Brent Thomas, Robert S. Tripp, and Ben D. Van Roo, Analysis of the Air Force Logistics Enterprise: Evaluation of Global Repair Network Options for Supporting the F-16 and KC-135. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2009. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG872.html. Also available in print form.
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