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050 4 _aUG1103
_b.L56 1991
100 1 _aLippiatt, T. F.
_q(Thomas F.)
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aVariability in the budget forecasts for depot-level component repair /
_cThomas F. Lippiatt.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1991.
300 _axv, 40 pages :
_abill. ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aA RAND note ;
_v2930
500 _a"January 1991."
500 _a"This project was conducted in the Acquisition and Support Policy Program of RAND's National Defense Research Institute"--Preface.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThis Note identifies some major sources of variability in the Air Force's budget forecasts for depot-level component repair. These forecasts are estimates of the amount of money the depot system will need to repair components that cannot be repaired at base-level maintenance facilities or that the depot repairs as part of an overhaul or repair of a higher assembly or end item, such as an airplane or missile. The findings indicate that current requirements and capability assessments systems do not explicitly consider parameter variabilities and forecasting uncertainties. They suggest that these uncertainties will always be present in some form and that the Services should enhance management adaptation during budget execution and explicitly account for these adaptations during the requirements process. The findings also indicate that the Services do not use consistent operational goals when developing requirements and executing the budget. The author proposes that future research focus on developing requirements methods and budget execution systems that account for potential management adaptations, support tradeoffs between the repair and procurement of spares, and consistently reflect the operational priorities of the Services.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force
_xEquipment
_xMaintenance and repair
_xFinance.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force
_xProcurement.
650 0 _aLogistics.
650 0 _aMilitary supplies.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 2 _aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).
_bAcquisition and Support Policy Program.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAssistant Secretary of Defense (Production and Logistics)
830 0 _aRand note ;
_v2930.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2930/
999 _c600302
_d600302