Improving the Air Force Modification Process Will Benefit Management of Spare Parts in the Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency
PLRD-83-3
Published: Oct 15, 1982. Publicly Released: Oct 15, 1982.
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Highlights
Air Force class IV and V modification programs are performed to correct deficiencies and improve capabilities of existing weapons systems and equipment. GAO reviewed the Air Force's modification coordination process to determine how effectively items affected by modification programs were managed.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should instruct the Secretary of the Air Force to direct AFLC to give increased emphasis to achieving a workable modification coordination process, including establishment of a quality control procedure that will provide regular feedback to the AFLC focal point on how effectively the centers are implementing the AFLC coordination process. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation was implemented on June 30, 1983. AFLC published Regulation 57-9 which addresses this recommendation.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should instruct the Secretary of the Air Force to direct AFLC to give increased emphasis to achieving a workable modification coordination process, including establishment of a AFLC-wide training program on the process and provision of this course regularly to center item management personnel. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation was implemented in March 1983. AFLC established a training course on the modification coordination process.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should emphasize the need for coordinating modification programs. The military services should be specifically required to routinely and systematically coordinate modification programs with DLA. |
Closed – Implemented
By May 2, 1983, the services had implemented procedures and begun to coordinate modification data. Subsequently, a DLA-chaired study group found that coordination could not be effective within the framework of existing Department of Defense (DOD) logistics systems. DOD subsequently included the modification coordination requirement in its approved Secondary Item Weapon System Management Concept.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should instruct the Secretary of the Air Force to direct AFLC to evaluate the special coding technique devised by the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and, where appropriate, incorporate it into the AFLC standard modification coordination process. |
Closed – Implemented
The Warner-Robbins special coding technique, titled Mechanized Computation of Tailored Programs for Aircraft/Missiles Modification Items, was studied and implemented AFLC-wide in December 1983.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should require the Director, DLA, to: (1) establish internal procedures for coordinating modification data with DLA item managers; and (2) ensure that those procedures provide item managers with information concerning application of items they manage. |
Closed – Implemented
The first DOD attempt to implement this recommendation was unsuccessful. DOD subsequently included the modification coordination requirement in its approved Secondary Item Weapon System Management Concept.
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should instruct the Secretary of the Air Force to direct AFLC to give increased emphasis to achieving a workable modification coordination process, including establishment of a standard modification coordination procedure for all air logistics centers to follow detailing specific responsibilities of center personnel, including responsibility for identifying and controlling consumable embedded items affected by modification programs. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation was implemented on June 20, 1983. AFLC published Regulation 57-9 which addressed this recommendation.
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Air Force suppliesCost controlInteragency relationsLogisticsModificationsProgram evaluationProgram managementSpare partsWeapons systemsMilitary forces