Air Force Continues to Repair Parts When Serviceable Parts Are Available

LCD-77-202 Published: Jun 07, 1977. Publicly Released: Jun 07, 1977.

Highlights

The Air Force unnecessarily spends millions of dollars to repair parts when more than sufficient quantities of serviceable parts are available to meet current needs.

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Topics

National Defense

Air Force procurementAircraft componentsAircraft maintenanceCost controlEquipment managementInventory control systemsMaintenance standardsRepair costsMilitary forcesLogistics