The Air Force forecasts its aircraft spare parts requirements by calculating a ratio of future flying hours to past flying hours for the aircraft using a specific part and then applying this ratio to the historical demand for the part. GAO found that the process resulted in overstated estimates for some parts and understand estimates for others because: (1)--The computer file which identifies the aircraft on which the individual parts are used contained inaccurate data. (2)--The requirements were not computed on the basis off all the unique combinations of aircraft which use each part. (3)--The time period used in calculating the ratios does not correspond to the time needed to obtain the part. GAO makes recommendations designed to correct these problems and improve the Air Force's forecasting process for aircraft spare parts.


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    Titel :

    Air Force Can Improve Its Forecasts of Aircraft Spare Parts Requirements


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1984


    Format / Umfang :

    27 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch