Date of Award

9-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

Mr. Albert H. Rogers

Abstract

As a result of the 1979 Defense Management Review, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command has initiated programs of alternative levels of maintenance in order to trim excess costs. This study investigates the suitability of the SAC program which changed selected base-level strategic missile maintenance tasks from three to two-levels of maintenance. Using an opinion oriented questionnaire, this research surveyed a sample of missile maintenance personnel on their perceptions of the SAC program which implemented an alternative to intermediate-level maintenance. Analysis of survey results show respondents tended to believe the SAC program has not added benefit to their mission effectiveness. Other studies on applying two-levels of maintenance in a mature weapon system support the finding that significant gains are difficult to achieve--this study finds this missile system as no exception. The study recommends further analysis in the areas of spares requirements and pipeline constraints to assist future implementation decisions on alternatives to intermediate-levels of missile maintenance.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LSM-91S-53

DTIC Accession Number

ADA246719

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

Download

Share

COinS