Accession Number:

ADA326713

Title:

Depot Maintenance: Barriers to Privatization,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF LOGISTICS AND ACQUIS ITION MANAGEMENT

Personal Author(s):

• Spaulding, James A.

Report Date:

1997-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

78.0

Abstract:

The key buzzword when depot maintenance is mentioned today is privatization. With irrefutable excess capacity held to provide surge capacity during times of war, the Department of Defense DoD depots seem to exude inefficiency and monetary waste. This waste directly limits defense dollars available to address other existing threats. The research will examine the benefits and constraints of privatizing depot workload in order to answer the research question Are we privatizing depot maintenance workloads in the best way possible

Descriptors:

• *MAINTENANCE
• *SUPPLY DEPOTS
• MILITARY SUPPLIES
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
• LOGISTICS
• MILITARY MODERNIZATION
• WORKLOAD

Subject Categories:

• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE