Download or read book Logistics Support Costs for the B 1B Aircraft Can be Reduced written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Logistics Support Costs for the B 1b Aircraft Can Be Reduced written by United States General Accounting of Gao and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics Support Costs for the B-1B Aircraft Can Be Reduced
Download or read book Logistics Support Costs for the B 1B Aircraft Can Be Reduced written by GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Air Force's logistics support planning for the B-1 bomber has been extensive, the inadequacy of the logistics data developed during research and development of the B-1B's predecessor--the B-1A--and the concurrent development and production schedule necessitated by a congressional mandate that the aircraft be operational not later than 1987 have forced Air Force planners to make logistics support decisions before they had sufficient data to support them. This has increased the risk that operating and support costs will be more than they would have been had normal Defense development procedures been employed before starting production. GAO has identified opportunities to reduce these costs which should be considered. They are: (1) combining the purchase of investment spares (components that can be repaired and reused) with the purchase of production components; (2) buying spares directly from the manufacturers instead of through the four B-1B contractors; (3) reducing the number of bases from four to three; and (4) centralizing all avionics maintenance repair at the B-1B airframe and engine depot repair facility and not establishing any repair shops at the planned B-1B bases.
Download or read book Logistics Support Costs for the B 1B Aircraft Can be Reduced written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO undertook a review to determine whether: (1) reasonable assumptions were being used to determine the B-1B logistics requirements; and (2) aircraft support could be more efficient and economical than that currently planned. GAO focused its review on the planned B-1B logistics support, basing, and maintenance. GAO found that, while the Air Force's logistics support for the B-1B has been extensive, its logistics planning has been constrained by the inadequacy of the logistics data developed during the research and development of the aircraft's predecessor and a concurrent development and production schedule which forced Air Force planners to make logistics decisions before they had sufficient data. In addition, the Air Force had initially planned the combined purchasing of aircraft components for only about 15 percent of the initial spare parts procurement. However, in 1984, the Air Force used combined purchasing to order 68 percent of its initial spare parts procurements and 22 percent of its replenishments spare parts procurements. Furthermore, buying directly from the manufacturers versus buying from four contractors was not considered. The Air Force is planning to deploy the aircraft at four bases. GAO found that an elimination of one base could potentially save $78 million in new facility costs, $55 million in training and support equipment, and about $25 million per year in personnel costs. GAO believes that deploying some strategic alert aircraft at a fourth location could mitigate the Air Force's concern that fewer bases would increase aircraft vulnerability. Finally, GAO found that centralizing all B-1B avionics repair could reduce acquisition costs by $85 million and operating costs by about $15 million.
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