Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from June 2006

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from June 2006

Logistics dimensions 2006: air force deployments: estimating the requirement mending a seam: joint theater logistics.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2006... A historical review of US wars is replete with examples of a logistics system very capable of delivering strategic resources, but often failing in getting those resources from the port of debarkation to the actual point of consumption in a...

Air force deployments: estimating the requirement.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2006... Introduction Flying combat aircraft out of deployed locations frequently requires deploying thousands of people and thousands of tons of equipment. Determining how much and what kind of each is not easy. Nevertheless, deploying the right...

Mending a Seam: joint theater logistics.(Special Feature)
June 22, 2006... Introduction Aptitude for war is aptitude for movement. --Napoleon I The United States is extremely capable of waging war, but its capability for moving, tracking, and controlling resources could be an Achilles heel during...

Contemporary issues: the light bulb is a good example of certain components that are more likely to fail when being turned on and off than operating continuously. This phenomenon is known as failure on demand.
June 22, 2006... Contemporary Issues presents two analytical articles in this edition--"Analyzing Air Force Flying-Hour Costs" and "Improving Base Demand Levels Using COLT." In the first article Captains Kevin P. Dawson and Jeremy A. Howe, project...

Analyzing air force flying-hour costs.
June 22, 2006... Introduction We've all, at one time or another, walked into a room and flipped on the light switch, only to hear the pop of a light bulb going out. In terms of wear and tear, is leaving a light turned on day and night a quicker route to...

Improving base demand levels using COLT.(customer-oriented leveling technique used by Air Force)
June 22, 2006... COLT (customer-oriented leveling technique) is coming to a base near you! Starting in 2006, the Air Force began formally implementing COLT levels, causing many people to ask, "What is COLT, and what will it do for me?" COLT is a...

Historical vignettes: thinking about strategy and resources.(logistics history)
June 22, 2006... Jerome G. Peppers--educator, logistician, historian, for whom one of the most prestigious awards given at the Air Force Institute of Technology is named--observed. Military history has long ignored logistics. No one wrote about and no...

General Kenny on far east supply concepts.
June 22, 2006... When we went into the Philippines, it was at a time when Europe seemed to be needing more shipping than it had ever needed before and that minor war over there was surely absorbing a lot of everything. So they cut down the number of boats...

Improving equipment management using lessons learned from the air force spares management process.(INSIDE LOGISTICS: EXPLORING THE HEART OF LOGISTICS)
June 22, 2006... Introduction For the last two years, and under the direction of the Warner Robins Equipment Management Office (542d MSUG/ GBMM), the Air Force has improved its equipment management process, developing automated tools that have improved...

Analyzing OCONUS Port-Handling Charges.(Candid Voices: Views on Logistics)
June 22, 2006... The Air Force ships cargo every day. Traffic managers are entrusted to move government property within prescribed timeframes while ensuring economical use of transportation funds. But do we know what we get for our transportation bucks? ...

Charles E. Taylor: aviation's Unsung Hero.(Candid Voices: Views on Logistics)
June 22, 2006... An aircraft has a mechanical discrepancy and the man, or woman, you call is a skilled, trained aircraft maintenance technician (AMT). This professional investigates the fault, and before you know it, the problem is solved, the logbook is...