Capt. Alan Maiorano, USN
Capt. Alan Maiorano, USN
Capt. Alan Maiorano, USN
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Supportability …<br />
Logistics Improvements<br />
• Commercial Off the Shelf Technology<br />
• Refresh Rates<br />
• Sparing<br />
Challenge<br />
• Documentation<br />
What We’re Doing<br />
• Direct Vendor Delivery<br />
• Performance Based Logistics<br />
• Diminishing Manufacturing Resource<br />
Analysis<br />
• COTS Working Group<br />
Projected Number of Upgrades Based<br />
on Digital Component Lifecycles<br />
Comparison of Military versus Commercial<br />
In<br />
1998<br />
30 Year Aircraft Lifecycle<br />
1<br />
In<br />
15 Years 15 Years<br />
1986 One modernization upgrade over 30 years<br />
1 2<br />
In<br />
12 Years 12 Years<br />
1998 Two modernization upgrades over 30 years<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
3½ Year Increments<br />
Seven modernization upgrades over 30 years<br />
<br />
Goals<br />
• Minimize Government R&D Costs<br />
• Predict Logistic Problem Areas<br />
• Minimize Government Inventory<br />
• Improve Delivery Delays<br />
Military<br />
Devices<br />
Commercial<br />
Devices<br />
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