Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from December 2001

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from December 2001

Pitfalls of the A-76 process. (Pressures of a Shrinking Budget).(outsourcing)
December 22, 2001... Outsourcing proponents have always pointed out its benefits--lower costs and the ability to move military manpower to other, more vital, career fields. Supporting evidence for these claims has come mostly from successes in the US private sector...

A critical look at PPBS: the unfunded priority list. (Logistics Today).(planning, programming and budgeting system)
December 22, 2001... The Air Force resource allocation process operates within the framework of the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System. Prelude to Crisis The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word crisis. One brush stroke stands for...

Determining AGE levels: Requirements-based methodology. (Inventory Leveling Within AMC).(Aerospace ground equipment; Air Mobility Command)(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... No maintainer wants to see aircraft mission losses due to a lack of functional AGE. Thus to mitigate the impact of potentially unreliable AGE, excess AGE inventory is the norm. Problem Aerospace ground equipment (AGE) is used to...

Defense Working Capital Fund: In the simplest of terms, the DWCF was established to allow the federal government purchase and repair activities to account for costs and revenue as if it were a commercial business. (Supply and Maintenance Focus).(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... The commercial sector of the American economy has long used the management accounting principle of transfer pricing--the price charged when one segment of a company provides goods or services to another segment of the company. (1) This cost...

Air Force Spares Campaign. (Up Front: Changing Air Force Logistics).(spare parts)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2001... The Air Force's ability to execute its mission is directly related to the availability of weapon-system spare parts. The Air Force possesses the most advanced forces in the world, but under-funding and a decline in supply support have led to a...

Air Force Research Laboratory. (Current Logistics Research).
December 22, 2001... The Air Force Research Laboratory, Deployment and Sustainment Division (AFRL/HES) conducts research and development to improve Air Force agile combat support capabilities and protect Air Force personnel in potentially toxic environments at...

Bladders or bust--Is there a better way? (Exploring the Heart of Logistics).(fuel storage)(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... If you ask fuels people about their deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), the first thing to come to mind will probably be fuel bladders. The 363 (d) Expeditionary Wing fuels flight manages more than 4.5 million gallons of jet fuel per...