Research for Aircraft Maintenance

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Outline of the Aviation Logistics Model
April 1, 1986
CNA is developing the Aviation Logistics Model (ALM), a simulation model of aviation maintenance and supply aboard an aircraft carrier. The model will be used to support CNA's effort to improve supply and repair policies. ALM is based on a new methodology designed to take full advantage of the structured maintenance and supply data collected on Visual Information Display System-Maintenance Action Forms (VIDS-MAFs). This research memorandum shows the directions being taken during the development process and assumptions being built into the model. It contains an overview of the idea behind the model and the intended use of the model, and a technical description of the current direction of model development.
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NAVAL AIRCRAFT REWORK FACILITY STUDY, AN APPLIED MODEL FOR WORKLOAD PLANNING AND BUDGETING
June 1, 1974
Documents a five-year planning model which produces detailed plans for the Navy's Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Program. Using the method of linear programming, the model determines minimum cost workload assignments which satisfy all depot maintenance requirements. The model allows for multiple shift operations, changes in the size and distribution of the work force, and the assignment of work to non-Navy facilities.
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DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO THE OPTIMIZATION OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT REWORK AND REPLACEMENT POLICIES
June 1, 1974
This paper describes a method for determining optimal repair and replacement policies for aircraft, with specific reference to the F-4. The objective of the analysis is to choose the set of policies from all possible alternatives over a finite planning horizon which minimizes the cost of operations. A dynamic program is presented which seeks an optimal path through a series of decision periods, when each period begins with the choice of keeping an aircraft, reworking it before further operation, or buying a new one.
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A STUDY OF AVIATION RESOURCES AND READINESS RELATIONSHIPS, VOL II, A READY HOUR PRODUCTION FUNCTION FOR NAVAL AVIATION
June 1, 1970
Studies the relationship between aircraft readiness and spares usage at the squadron level, specifically for the F-4B, CH-53 and TA-4F. The study determines the best combinations of aircraft, maintenance man-hours, and spare parts for various budgets. Since the availability of spare parts is a big factor in aircraft readiness, a detailed examination was made of the spare parts resupply system, and recommendations are made for improving this system for decreasing the time it takes for a supply requisition to be filled. Additional recommendations are made for changing the current method of estimating the quantities of spare parts needed for a specific aircraft model.
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AIRCRAFT PIPELINE STUDY, PHASE III, AN APPLIED MODEL FOR DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM COST PIPELINE FACTORS
June 1, 1969
Documents the development of an applied model for planning pipeline aircraft procurement. Using the techniques of network analysis, the model is illustrated with the A-7 aircraft undergoing Progressive Aircraft Rework (PAR) at Naval Aircraft Rework Facility, Jacksonville. A range of pipeline factors for the A-7 is evaluated and suggestions are made for applying the model to other type, model, and series of aircraft.
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