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Downloaded from http://www.everyspec.<strong>com</strong> on 2011-10-29T14:56:01.HHuman engineering. The area of human factors that appliesscientific knowledge to the design of items toachieve effective operation, maintenance, and man/machine integration.Human factors. Human characteristics relative to <strong>com</strong>plexsystems and the development and application ofprinciples and procedures for ac<strong>com</strong>plishing optimumman/machine integration and utilization. The term isused in a broad sense to cover all biomedical and psychosocialconsiderations pertaining to man in thesystem.IInactive time. The period of time when the item is available,but it is neither needed nor operated for itsintended use.Indirect maintenance resources. That time in man-hoursand material in dollars which. although not directlyexpended in active maintenance tasks, contributes tothe overall maintenance mission through the support ofoverhead operations, administration, accumulation offacility records and statistics, supervision, and facilitiesupkeep.Inherent value. A measure of maintainability whichincludes only the effects of item design and applicationand assumes an ideal operation and support environment.In-process review (IPR) (nonmajor hardware systems). Areview conducted at critical points in the acquisitionprocess to evaluate military utility, ac<strong>com</strong>plish effectivecoordination, and facilitate proper and timely decisions.Interchangeability. A condition when two or more partsare physically and functionally interchangeable in allpossible applications, i.e., when both parts are capableof full, mutual substitution in all directions.Intermediate maintenance. A category of maintenanceorganized as forward and rear. Forward maintenance ischaracterized by high mobility and repair by replacement,Division maintenance units will support maneuverelements, and nondivisional units will providearea and backup support to the division. Rear intermediatemaintenance is characterized by semifixed facilities.Its fundamental purpose is to support the theatersupply system through repair of <strong>com</strong>ponents and directexchange of items.Item. A nonspecific term used to denote any product,including systems, materials, parts, subassemblies, sets,accessories. etc.DOD-HDBK-791(AM)Item obtainment time. The time required for the technicianto obtain replacement parts, assemblies, or units,depending on the maintenance concept and the locationand method of storing the supply items.LLife cycle costs. The sum of the funds expended duringthe life cycle of materiel for development, test, procurement,operation, support, and disposal.Line-replaceable unit (LRU). An item whose removal andreplacement with a like serviceable item is consideredthe optimum corrective method for a specific higherindenture level item.Logistic resources. The support personnel and materielrequired by an item to assure its mission performance.It includes such things as tools, test equipment, repairparts, facilities, technical manuals, and administrativeand supply procedures necessary to assure the availabilityof these resources when needed.Logistic support. Maintenance and supply support to beprovided at unit and intermediate and depot levels.Logistic support is influenced by the degree of unitizationor modularization, ruggedness, cost, test points,test equipment, tactical employment, and transportationrequirements.Logistic time. The portion of downtime attributable todelay in the acquisition of replacement parts.Logistics. Those aspects of military operations which dealwith (a) design and development, acquisition, storage,movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, anddisposal of materiel, (b) movement, evacuation, andhospitalization of personnel, (c) acquisition or construction,maintenance. operation and disposition offacilities, and (d) acquisition or furnishing of services.MMaintainability. A measure of the ease and rapidity withwhich a system or equipment can be restored to operationalstatus following a failure or retained in a specifiedcondition. It is characteristic of equipment designand installation, personnel availability in the requiredskill levels, adequacy of maintenance procedures andtest equipment, and the physical environment underwhich maintenance is performed. One expression ofmaintainability is the probability that an item will beretained in or restored to a specified condition within agiven period of time when the maintenance is performedin accordance with prescribed procedures andresources.G-5

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