A Multilevel Understanding of Tooth-to-tail

Authors

Bradley C. Boehmke, Air Force Institute of Technology
Alan W. Johnson, Air Force Institute of Technology
Edward D. White, Air Force Institute of Technology
Jeffrey D. Weir, Air Force Institute of Technology
Mark A. Gallagher, U.S. Air Force

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-30-2015

Abstract

As the fiscal environment of the U.S. government continues to be constrained the Air Force (AF), along with her sister services, will need a systematic methodology to plan and implement force structure and budget reductions in sound logical ways. Support costs represent a significant proportion of the AF budget, totaling over $38 billion in fiscal year 2014, and understanding the behavior of these costs can provide leadership with insights required to inform strategic management decisions. Unfortunately, historical research on support costs has centered around an aggregate tooth-to-tail ratio, which can lead to biased presumptions based on a single level of analysis rather than a comprehensive understanding based on evidence from multiple levels in an organization. The purpose of this research is to understand the tooth-to-tail relationship across the assorted hierarchical views of the Air Force organization. Abstract © IISE.

Comments

© 2015 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)

Source Publication

IISE Annual Conference and Exposition 2015

Recommended Citation

Boehmke, B. C., Johnson, A. W., White, E. D., Weir, J. D., & Gallagher, M. A. (2015). A multilevel understanding of tooth-to-tail. Proceedings of the 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (IIE 2015), 38-47.