Aging Aircraft Supply Analysis (AASA)
l Applied Mechanics Mechanical Design Information Systems Reliability and Human Engineering Electronic Systems Applied Systems Logistics Services
RHD Division Homepage © 1987-2010 Mercer Engineering Research Center 135 Osigian Blvd. • Warner Robins, GA 31088 info@merc-mercer.org • www.merc-mercer.org • 478.953.6800 We do not have any pictures available for this project. The purpose of the RHD team’s analysis effort is to examine in detail elements of DLA logistics support to aging aircraft and to make fact-based, implementable recommendations for how that support can be improved. The majority of the items that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is tasked with procuring are readily available commodities, with predictable demands and easily identifiable sources. DLA’s stocking and procurement policies, procedures and practices perform well for most of the items DLA manages. However, supply support problems presented by aging aircraft stress the DLA stocking and procurement systems in many ways, because many demands for these items are infrequent, unpredictable, and difficult to source. Too often the result is backorders and long delays in delivering items to DLA’s customers. The nature of the impact of aging aircraft items on DLA’s performance, and in turn on its customers, is not well understood, and therefore DLA has little information to support changes to current practices.