Air Logistics Early Requirements Technique (ALERT) FY92-97 Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Forecasts
Abstract:
This report documents the 1988 application of the Air Logistics Early Requirements Technique ALERT for estimating the FY92-FY97 Program Objective Memorandum POM inputs for the Peacetime Operation Spares portion of the aircraft replenishment spares budget BP15. This is the sixth consecutive year that ALERT has been used to prepare AFLC POM inputs to the Air Staff. ALERTs logic is a combination of statistical forecasts and management adjustments to these forecasts which yield the Commands total peacetime operating stock requirement for the POM period. The ALERT model has been used by the Air Force Logistics Command since 1984 to project the BP15 aircraft peacetime spares Program objective Memorandum POM requirement. ALERT performs a statistical analysis of historical data to forecast the BP15 Peacetime Operation Spares POS requirement by weapon system. The AFLC BP15 budget program managers review the statistical projections and make final adjustments. ALERT is the only BP15 POM forecasting approach sanctioned by the Air Staff. This report documents the development of the FY92-FY97 POM forecasts. ALERT uses 16 individual weapon system regression equations to develop each fiscal years BP15 estimate by weapon system. These individual forecasts are then added together to develop the Air Force total BP15 POM forecast.