Commercial technology for aviation configuration management
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: AIRCRAFT; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Description: This thesis examines the current policy and procedures used to manage naval aviation configuration control. It      recommends that the Navy consult with SABRE Decision Technologies, or a company with a similar      background, to re- engineer the process for approving configuration changes and create an information      technology system to manage the process. During this study, I have identified two major challenges to naval      aviation configuration policy. They are: (1) the process used to review and approve Engineering Change      Proposals (ECPs) is too complex and has too many stakeholders and (2) the current method for management of      approved configuration changes is man-hour intensive, has potential for administrative error, and requires physical      inspection to positively verify aircraft and equipment configurations. Finally, this study presents the theory that      there are many common requirements between naval aviation maintenance and commercial airline maintenance.      We should take advantage of the experience and technological innovations of industry and use them to make our      configuration policy, and our entire maintenance effort, more effective for the users in the fleet.
Notes: Thesis advisors, Donald R. Eaton, William J. Haga.

AD-A331 669.

Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, June, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65)

dk/dk cc:9116 11/24/97.