Rui J. Gomes

Date of Award

9-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

David A. Diener, PhD

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity to generate a desired level of sorties of the F-16 weapon system. This capacity depends on the maintenance concept and structure, that defines a specific level of in-theater resources available. The theater is intended to reflect Portuguese Air Force logistic operations planned for the F-16, with one operational base and a possible Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF), not co-located. The TSAR simulation program and one USAF database was used to perform the evaluation were defined and compared. The study focused on the unscheduled maintenance tasks and repairable items, in particular the engine and the avionics areas. The resources under elevation were manning, support equipment and spares levels. The variables were the location of support equipment and the levels and scheduling of manpower. Limitations on handling the TSAR program restricted the amount of data used in the analysis.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LSM-91S-21

DTIC Accession Number

ADA246657

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

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