Download or read book Air Force Maintenance Technician Performance Measurement written by Joel R. Hickman and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to find or develop some method for evaluating and measuring the performance of aircraft maintenance technicians in the United States Air Force. This evaluation method is to be used in another research effort to develop a model or models for predicting or evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance technician performance. The performance appraisal method developed in this study is based on a review of the literature on the subject. A literature review has been necessary, as existing appraisal methods either are not applicable to statistical analysis, are highly inflated, or provide incomplete and non-current coverage of maintenance organizations. The performance appraisal method developed relies on subjective supervisor appraisals of maintenance technician quantity and quality of performance. An evaluation of the performance appraisal method has been conducted within the aircraft maintenance organization of one pilot training base. The random sample consists of 20% of the assigned technicians. Thirty-six supervisory groups of five or fewer technicians per group have been selected and found to represent the organization as a whole in terms of experience and relative manning. Quality of performance ratings have a mean value of 7.2 (median of 8.0) on a 10.0 scale, while quantity of performance ratings have a mean value of 6.6 (median of 7.0). The quality of performance data shows only marginal correlation with existing personnel inspection data. The performance ratings as a whole, however, display superior face validity and usefulness compared to existing personnel inspection data. (Author).
Download or read book Maintenance Technicians Performance Curves written by Ronald L. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development of performance curves for Air Force electronic maintenance technicians in an operational environment can provide a correction factor for demonstrated maintainability times and facilitate planning of manning requirements during system operation. A method of investigating the feasibility of developing performance curves was planned and implemented. The method involved the measurement of time and accuracy of performance on specifically selected maintenance tasks within two currently operational U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems at numerous ADC Radar Squadrons. Maintenance technicians were selected for performance measurement based on experience within their assigned system. The recorded data was analyzed and curves were plotted on log-log coordinates, as are the traditional industrial learning curves, and on linear coordinates. Analyses of factors, other than system experience, which affect performance curve development were conducted and discussed. Conclusions are presented and recommendations made for further development of maintenance technician performance curve technology. (Author).
Download or read book Maintenance Metrics U S Air Force written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Performance Measurement of Maintenance written by John P Foley (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses the status of performance measurement (PM) for maintenance. During and after World War II, both Navy and Air Force maintenance training programs made extensive use of formal job task performance tests. But for economy reasons, these tests were later abandoned in favor of paper-and-pencil theory and job knowledge tests. Considering the results of later research, these actions were most unfortunate. This research has indicated that such paper-and-pencil tests do not indicate how well individuals can perform the tasks of their jobs. Even though PM were used extensively during and after World War II, there have been few systematic research and development (R/D) efforts concerning the refinement of PM for maintenance. This paper briefly describes the AFHRL R/D efforts for PM which have given due consideration to the man-machine interface. The rather promising results of efforts to develop symbolic substitutes for PM are also presented. In addition, several problems concerning the research, development, and implementation of PM are discussed. The paper ends with proposals for future R/D efforts based on what has already been accomplished. (Author).
Download or read book Development of an Effectiveness Planning and Evaluation Model for Air Force Maintenance Organizations written by Hewitt H. Young and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A preliminary effort was made to generate a survey-supported model which would (1) permit periodic evaluation of the performance effectiveness of an Air Force maintenance squadron and (2) highlight equipment and human resource factors which are contributing either positively or negatively to maintenance squadron performance. The model is generated from survey data, collected from a stratified sample of maintenance technicians and their shift supervisors, and processed by means of a stepwise, linear multiple regression statistical package to provide a performance prediction equation. Factors which surface as significant in the equation indicate positive and negative contributions to squadron performance effectiveness. The modeling effort is based on studies with the 82nd Air Training Command Wing at Williams AFB and the 405th Tactical Air Command Wing at Luke AFB, both in Arizona. The model was validated using immediate supervisor ratings of maintenance technician performance in speed and quality of work, averaged across a squadron. Based on the analyses and results of studies covering two maintenance squadrons at Williams AFB and three maintenance squadrons at Luke AFB, the model provides excellent predictions of squadron performance effectiveness and highlights significant contributing factors.
Download or read book Performance Management Program written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Equipment Maintenance written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organic Maintenance Performance Measurement written by John S. Nehr (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organic Maintenance Performance Measurement A New Approach written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing role of Air Force Air Logistics Centers (ALC) in complex, multiyear developmental programs increases the need for effective cost and schedule performance measurement. In order to effectively manage these activities, timely and accurate cost and schedule information must be collected and compared with an established baseline. The ALCs need a new management technique which facilitates this type of performance measurement. A proven approach to cost and schedule performance measurement in weapon system acquisitions is Earned Value (EV). This approach, required of contractors who are subjected to the Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC), allows the program manager to obtain cost and schedule variances at one month intervals during program execution. These variances will corroborate known program problems, or give a first indication of potential problems within a program. This document describes what performance measurements are currently in use and how the EV concept is being applied to organic maintenance programs. The thesis also relates some of the management challenges which impede the implementation of an EV measurement system at organic maintenance. Maintenance, Repair, Earned value, Air logistics center, Organic maintenance.
Download or read book Performance Evaluation of A 10 Aircraft Maintenance Units and Aircraft Using Constrained Facet Analysis written by V. J. Gonnerman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance evaluation is required to obtained important feedback on system efficiency for management decision making. For Air Force aircraft maintenance managers, performance evaluation is crucial for determining capability and evaluating unit efficiency and effectiveness. This thesis effort applied Constrained Facet Analysis (CFA), a linear fractional programming technique, to the performance evaluation of aircraft maintenance units (AMUs) and aircraft. Empirical data for three AMUs covering a five month period of time and simulated data for 28 aircraft was evaluated using the CFA and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) computer programs at the University of Texas. Results show that CFA and DEA can be used to evaluate relative efficiency of Air Force units.
Download or read book Constrained Facet Analysis as a Decision Making Aid in Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Activities A Performance Evaluation of F 15 Aircraft Maintenance Units written by Wayne R. McKnight and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force Logistics Management Center sponsored and investigation into the utility of Constrained Facet Analysis (CFA), a fractional linear programming efficiency model, as a managerial decision making tool in operational USAF aircraft maintenance activities. CFA was used to measure the relative performance of fourteen Tactical Air Command F-15 aircraft maintenance units (AMUs). Maintenance data were collected for a twelve-month period. A concise set of inputs and outputs of the aircraft maintenance process was identified. The results of the DFA evaluation provided a separate efficiency rating for each AMU for each month of the evaluation period. Graphical and tabular presentation methods were designed to help maintenance managers interpret and apply these results. Further research is required in the area of external control over organizational inputs and outputs. The results of this research suggest that CFA has potential as a management tool for aircraft maintenance managers. The use of CFA could improve productivity and, thereby, enhance the Air Force's combat capability. (Author).
Download or read book Performance Evaluation of A 10 Aircraft Maintenance Units and Aircraft Using Constrained Facet Analysis written by Valerie J. Gonnerman (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Job Performance Measurement written by M. Suzanne Lipscomb and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1980's the Air Force initiated a long-term effort to develop a performance measurement technology for accurately measuring the performance of enlisted personnel. Requests from operational military and civilian program managers in the manpower, personnel, and training (MPT) communities for criteria to evaluate training and selection programs, and requests from the MPT research community for criteria to validate their R & D projects, energized research in the performance measurement domain. A Congressional mandate to test the feasibility of linking enlistment standards to job performance added impetus to this effort. This document contains a series of five papers which discuss current work in this area being done by the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. Detailed descriptions of AFHRL's strategy for test content selection, work sample testing, data analysis, training evaluation, and technology transfer are presented and discussed. Keywords: ASVAB(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), Job performance, Performance measurement, Air force training, Technology transfer, Test content selection, Training evaluation, Aptitude tests. (sdw).
Download or read book Constrained Facet Analysis as a Decision making Aid in Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Activities written by Wayne R. McKnight (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of the Vehicle Out of Commission Standard for Air Force Vehicle Maintenance Units written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the Department of Defense is facing budget and manpower reductions, the importance of productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness in daily operations is being stressed. Unfortunately, the VOC performance measure does not adequately apply these concepts. By examining the concepts of productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness, the inadequacy of the VOC measure is highlighted. A review of research into performance measurement is conducted, with emphasis on USAF transportation squadrons, to examine perceptions about the VOC measure. Because the VOC measure is viewed as inadequate, a review of performance measurement indicators throughout the government is analyzed to determine the type of performance measurement system that should be used for vehicle maintenance units. The use of linear regression is advocated. This research also identifies the seven independent factors perceived by transportation officers as impacting the performance of vehicle maintenance the most These factors include training levels of assigned personnel, parts availability, available manpower, budget available for vehicle maintenance, tool and equipment availability, age of vehicle fleet, and experience (number of years) of assigned personnel and should be included in a regression model to accurately establish and compare the performance levels of vehicle maintenance units. Vehicle Maintenance, Vehicle Out Of Commission Standard, Performance Measurement, Systems, Performance Standards, Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness.
Download or read book USAF Work Measurement Guide written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Evaluation of Aircraft Maintenance Performance Factors in the Objective Wing written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to 1992, organizational maintenance was aligned under a - separate maintenance organization. In 1992, the Air Force restructured into Objective Wings with organizational maintenance aligned under the flying squadrons. This study looks at the impact of this reorganization on maintenance performance factors. The researchers developed maintenance performance models using regression and principal component analysis. Mission Capable Rate and Total Not Mission Capable Maintenance Rate are used as dependent variables. A comparison of key maintenance performance indicators and model predictions before and after the reorganization is accomplished. Based on the results of this analysis, the researchers conclude that there is significant improvement in all dependent variables, model predictions of these dependent variables and improvement in some of the independent variables. Improvement occurred after organizational structure changed, however, other factors not included in the models such as the stand-down of the Alert Force may also contribute to this improvement. Maintenance Management, Aircraft Maintenance, Regression Analysis Air Force Organizations, Principal Component Analysis.
