Air Force Journal of Logistics articles from September 2001

Air Force Journal of Logistics archives from September 2001

Forecasting readiness. (Regression Analysis Techniques).(military operational readiness)
September 22, 2001... According to many experts, the readiness of America's Armed Forces deteriorated throughout the 1990s. The Chairman of the House National Security Committee, Floyd D. Spence, stated that the readiness of the Armed Forces has been jeopardized and...

MICAP shipping policies: are they optimal from a cost standpoint? (Air Force).(transportation of mission-capable equipment)
September 22, 2001... The Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) spend significant amounts of money each year shipping mission-capable (MICAP) items throughout the world. This article and the research supporting it show that current Air Force shipping policies...

Base operations support competitive sourcing and privatization: How are we doing? (Logistics Challenges).
September 22, 2001... The Air Force is pursuing competitive sourcing and privatization to free up dollars for its highest priorities, especially modernization. The Air Force is committed to pursuing outsourcing and privatization initiatives across our service...

In-place readiness spares packages. (Exploring the Heart of Logistics).(military bases' operational preparedness)
September 22, 2001... Bases with in-place readiness spares packages (IRSP) can, and do, have base-requisitioning objectives (RO) less than their total wartime requirement (TWR). (The base RO is the sum of the wartime RO and the peacetime operating stock [POS] RO and...

AFMC studies and analysis program. (Current: Logistics Research).(Air Force Management Sciences Division)
September 22, 2001... The Management Sciences Division (AFMC/XPS) provides a source of Operations research skills for Headquarters AFMC. Although a part of the Directorate of Plans and Programs, the division often performs studies and analyses for clients outside...

AFIT graduate students tackle complex logistics problems. (Air Force: Institute of Technology).(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... The 18-month Logistics Management master's degree program at the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, prepares logisticians to apply quantitative and analytic methods to assist high-level decision...

Murphy's Law. (Candid Voices).(Colonel Crawford O. Murphy; narrative)
September 22, 2001... Lieutenant Colonel Logan "Jay" Bennett, USAF, Retired, with editorial assistance from Lieutenant Colonel David W. George, USAF, Retired Colonel Crawford 0. Murphy was my boss for 1 very remarkable year in the late 1970s. 1 was in a very...