Download or read book Evaluation of Proposed Criteria to be Used in the Selection of Candidates for Reliability Improvement Warranties written by Payton E Dunn (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As DOD's percentage of the budget continues to decline, there is an increasing need to get more for the defense dollar. One way to achieve this objective is through the use of Reliability Improvement Warranties (RIW). The RIW calls for a total repair contract based on a pre-determined Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF). The contractor to whom the contract is let can realize increased profits by increasing the MTBF of the item. He does this by initiating 'No Cost' Engineering Change Proposals which will increase item performance and reliability. The study was designed to survey the existing population of items covered by a RIW to determine what characteristics they had in common.

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Download or read book Proposed Criteria for Evaluation of the Reliability Improvement Warranty Concept written by James M. Bradney and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this research was to determine if a set of criteria could be nominated for the evaluation of the RIW concept. Currently, a plan for evaluating RIW is to occur in FY 82/83. The literature search revealed that the evaluation plan had not been formalized because there was no known methodology to conduct an evaluation. To aid in the formulation of an evaluation plan the researchers interviewed contracting officers and program managers to determine what criteria was important in their program. The research discovered that there was agreement among the two groups, contracting officers and program managers; however, there was disagreement among the group as a whole. (Author).

Download or read book Reliability Improvement Warranties for Military Procurement written by Arturo Gándara and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1977 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the Reliability Improvement Warranty (RIW). Consumer and commercial warranty experience does not alone justify optimistic expectations for RIWs; the effect of RIWs in completed Department of Defense (DOD) programs is inconclusive; and as a result of inadequate research design the expectation of drawing meaningful conclusions from the ongoing RIW experiment may be over-optimistic. Examination of completed RIW programs, however, suggests the importance of (1) modification after operational use or testing, (2) schedule flexibility, (3) contractor involvement in initial overhaul and repair, and (4) avoidance of RIWs in programs subject to extreme quantity or utilization uncertainty. The design of the DOD's ongoing RIW experiment can be improved by (1) reducing the variation in contractual terms, (2) developing better controlled conditions, and (3) establishing defined limits for the experiment. In addition, the DOD must recognize the multiple objectives of the RIW and establish priority among them to facilitate evaluation.

Download or read book Proposed Criteria for Evaluation of the Reliability Improvement Warranty Concept written by James M. Bradney (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Annual Department of Defense Bibliography of Logistics Studies and Related Documents written by United States. Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of and Recommended Change to the Reliability Improvement Warranty RIW Guidelines written by Mark C. Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reliability improvement warranty is a relatively new acquisition technique in government contracting. To encourage effective use of the technique, HQ USAF Directorate of Procurement Policy (LGP) published the pamphlet entitled Interim Guidelines Reliability Improvement Warranty (RIW) in July, 1974. This pamphlet provided guidance in the areas of application criteria, funding, provisions, determination of cost effectiveness, and general implementation and administrative information. Since the guidelines had not been revised since publication, the researchers' objectives were to determine if the guidelines were adequate and to obtain recommendations for improving those guidelines, if necessary. To meet those objectives, 24 individuals knowledgeable in the area of RIW were interviewed. Their perceptions were gathered through ten scaled response questions that addressed main areas within the guidelines. The distribution of responses were tested via the Kolmogorov-Smirnov two sample test to determine the adequacy of the area. Interviewees also recommended changes to correct perceived problem areas via open ended response questions. The researchers concluded the guidelines were inadequate in a number of areas, e.g., evaluation of candidates, example clauses, administrative concerns and cost-benefit analysis among others. Suggestions for increased detail, more examples, deeper rationale and organization into a regulation were made. (Author).

Download or read book Guidelines for the Use of Pavement Warranties on Highway Construction Projects written by Sidney Scott and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 699: Guidelines for the Use of Pavement Warranties on Highway Construction Projects is designed to help guide state departments of transportation (DOTs) in establishing pavement warranty programs.

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Download or read book An Evaluation of the Perceived Effectiveness of Reliability Improvement Warranties RIW Applied During the Air Force RIW Trial Period written by David R. Parkinson (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Evaluation of and Recommended Change to the Reliability Improvement Warranty RIW Guidelines written by Mark C. Jacobson (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Multi Criteria Decision Making Techniques for Improvement Sustainability Engineering Processes written by Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of any activity and process depends fundamentally on the possibility of balancing (symmetry) needs and their satisfaction. That is, the ability to properly define a set of success indicators. The application of the developed new multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods can be eliminated or decreased by decision-makers’ subjectivity, which leads to consistency or symmetry in the weight values of the criteria. In this Special Issue, 40 research papers and one review study co-authored by 137 researchers from 23 different countries explore aspects of multi-criteria modeling and optimization in crisp or uncertain environments. The papers propose new approaches and elaborate case studies in the following areas of application: MCDM optimization in sustainable engineering, environmental sustainability in engineering processes, sustainable multi-criteria production and logistics processes planning, integrated approaches for modeling processes in engineering, new trends in the multi-criteria evaluation of sustainable processes, and multi-criteria decision-making in strategic management based on sustainable criteria.