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 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 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 Air Force Journal of Logistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Application of the Data Envelopment Analysis DEA and Constrained Facet Analysis CFA Models to Measure Technical Productivity Improvements at Newark Air Force Station Ohio written by Robert J Donovan (II.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research advances the application of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Constrained Facet Analysis (CFA) models to measure total factor technical productivity on maintenance levels above the Cost Center at Headquarters Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center (HQ AGMC/MA). Input resources consumed and output quantities produced for eighteen Cost Centers, five Branches, four Divisions and the Directorate within AGMC/MA were collected, evaluated aggregated and applied to the DEA/CFA models for the Fiscal Year 1983 through the second quarter of the Fiscal Year 1985. Eleven Cost Centers, four Branches, two Divisions and the Directorate were then compared against themselves over those ten observation quarters and the analyses were discussed and validated by different HQ AGMC/MA management levels. The results of this research were deemed acceptable by these using managers as a useful aid to their decision making and demonstrates the capability of the DEA/CFA models to measure total factor technical productivity on maintenance levels above the Cost Center.

Download or read book Air University Abstracts of Research Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis of the Data Envelopement Analysis DEA and Constrained Facet Analysis CFA Models for Measuring Technical Productivity in Air Force Logistics Command Depot level Maintenance written by Charles S. Glaubach (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Organizational Validity of Constrained Facet Analysis in U S Air Force Civil Engineering written by Hal Andrew Rumsey and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis of the Data Development Analysis DEA and Constrained Facet Analysis CFA Models for Measuring Technical Productivity in Air Force Logistics Command Depot Level Maintenance written by Charles S. Glaubach and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis developed from a recommendation by an earlier research effort, sponsored by HQ AFLC, to expand the application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DFA) and Constrainted Facet Analysis (CFA) to measure technical productivity in a depot level maintenance environment. Two levels of productivity within an Air Logistics Center, the Resource Cost Center (RCC) and the Section, which is composed of several RCC, were analyzed to support management decisions for improving the efficiency of production. Each organization was analyzed over a time period of twelve quarters. This research proved the DEA/CFA model is an effective tool for total productivity measurement and demonstrated the need for careful selection of input/output measures. The use of the DEA/CFA model and results of this research were accepted by management as a useful method for analyzing, the productive efficiency of an organization and determining the impact of sub-units (RCCs) on the overall productive efficiency on the next level up (Section) in the organization. Keywords: Productivity, Production Models, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Linear Programming, Data Envelopment Analysis, Constrainted Facet Analysis.

Download or read book Individual Decision Making Under Time Constraint a Simulation of Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Job Controller Decision Behavior written by Carl Lee Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Government Reports Annual Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sections 1-2. Keyword Index.--Section 3. Personal author index.--Section 4. Corporate author index.-- Section 5. Contract/grant number index, NTIS order/report number index 1-E.--Section 6. NTIS order/report number index F-Z.

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Download or read book Examination of the U S Air Force s Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to keep its aircraft operating at an acceptable operational tempo, in wartime and in peacetime, has been important to the Air Force since its inception. This is a much larger issue for the Air Force today, having effectively been at war for 20 years, with its aircraft becoming increasingly more expensive to operate and maintain and with military budgets certain to further decrease. The enormously complex Air Force weapon system sustainment enterprise is currently constrained on many sides by laws, policies, regulations and procedures, relationships, and organizational issues emanating from Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Air Force itself. Against the back-drop of these stark realities, the Air Force requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, under the auspices of the Air Force Studies Board to conduct and in-depth assessment of current and future Air Force weapon system sustainment initiatives and recommended future courses of action for consideration by the Air Force. Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs addresses the following topics: Assess current sustainment investments, infrastructure, and processes for adequacy in sustaining aging legacy systems and their support equipment. Determine if any modifications in policy are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations for changes in Air Force regulations, policies, and strategies to accomplish the sustainment goals of the Air Force. Determine if any modifications in technology efforts are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations regarding the technology efforts that should be pursued because they could make positive impacts on the sustainment of the current and future systems and equipment of the Air Force. Determine if the Air Logistics Centers have the necessary resources (funding, manpower, skill sets, and technologies) and are equipped and organized to sustain legacy systems and equipment and the Air Force of tomorrow. Identify and make recommendations regarding incorporating sustainability into future aircraft designs.

Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis written by Douglas A. Wiegmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human error is implicated in nearly all aviation accidents, yet most investigation and prevention programs are not designed around any theoretical framework of human error. Appropriate for all levels of expertise, the book provides the knowledge and tools required to conduct a human error analysis of accidents, regardless of operational setting (i.e. military, commercial, or general aviation). The book contains a complete description of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), which incorporates James Reason's model of latent and active failures as a foundation. Widely disseminated among military and civilian organizations, HFACS encompasses all aspects of human error, including the conditions of operators and elements of supervisory and organizational failure. It attracts a very broad readership. Specifically, the book serves as the main textbook for a course in aviation accident investigation taught by one of the authors at the University of Illinois. This book will also be used in courses designed for military safety officers and flight surgeons in the U.S. Navy, Army and the Canadian Defense Force, who currently utilize the HFACS system during aviation accident investigations. Additionally, the book has been incorporated into the popular workshop on accident analysis and prevention provided by the authors at several professional conferences world-wide. The book is also targeted for students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which has satellite campuses throughout the world and offers a course in human factors accident investigation for many of its majors. In addition, the book will be incorporated into courses offered by Transportation Safety International and the Southern California Safety Institute. Finally, this book serves as an excellent reference guide for many safety professionals and investigators already in the field.