Analysis of a proposal to consolidate aircraft intermediate maintenance capabilities

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ANALYSIS OF A PROPOSAL TO
CONSOLIDATE AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE
MAINTENANCE CAPABILITIES
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James William Wirwille, Jr.
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William Thomas Ainsworth
December, 1991
Thesis Advisor: Thomas P. Moore
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Analysis of a Proposal to
Consolidate Aircraft Intermediate
Maintenance Capabilities
by
James William Wirwille, Jr.
Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy
B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
and
William Thomas Ainsworth
Lieutenant, United States Navy
B.S., California State University, Sacramento
Submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
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ABSTRACT
This thesis analyzes the potential for consolidating duplicate maintenance
capabilities of Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMDs) located in
the same geographical area. The expected benefits and drawbacks of consolidation are
examined. The benefits discussed include manpower reduction, support equipment
reduction, inventory reduction, and increased productivity. The drawbacks discussed
include increased transportation costs, facilities modification costs, impacts on customer
service, additional maintenance management and administrative responsibilities, and
reduced military resiliency. The thesis discusses options regarding the organizational and
service levels consolidated, candidates for consolidation, locations ofconsolidated repair
capabilities, and management of consolidated items. The thesis also analyzes the
commonality in manning, automatic test equipment, and specific component repair
capabilities ofthe two AIMDs located in San Diego, California: Naval Air Station North
Island AIMD and Naval Air Station Miramar AIMD.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION
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II. OVERVIEW OF THE NAVAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM 5
A. NAVY AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PHILOSOPHY 5
B. MAINTENANCE CONCEPTS AND LEVELS 5
1. Organizational Maintenance 6
2. Intermediate Maintenance 7
3. Depot Maintenance 8
4 Supply Support 9
III. AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS 10
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A. FUNCTION 10
B. LOCATIONS 11
C. ORGANIZATION, MANNING, AND TRAINING 12
1. Organization 13
a. Production Control 15
b. Quality Assurance Division 15
c. Power Plants Division 16
d. Airframes Division 16
e. Avionics Division 17
f. Armament Division 18
g. Aviation Life Support Systems Division. 18
h. Support Equipment Division 18
2. Manning and Training 19
a. Manning 19
b. Training 20
D. AIMD MAINTENANCE 21
1. The AIMD Repair Cycle 22
2. Supply Support 25
3. Maintenance Management 25
4. Funding 26
IV. EXPECTED BENEFITS OF CONSOLIDATION 28
1. Manpower Benefits 29
a. Supervisory Manpower Reduction 29
b. Direct Labor Reduction 30
c. Manpower Analysis and Billet Reduction. 31
d. Simplified Manpower Management 32
e. Training 33
2. Support Equipment Reduction 34
3. Inventory Reduction 36
4. Improved Facilities Utilization 38
5. Improved AIMD Productivity 39
a. Past Research 39
b. Queuing Theory and Productivity 39
c. Cannibalization Potential 47
6. Drawbacks 51
a. Transportation Costs 51
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