Constrained Facet Analysis as a Decision Making Aid in Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Activities: A Performance Evaluation of F-15 Aircraft Maintenance Units

摘要

The Air Force Logistics Management Center sponsored and investigation into the utility of Constrained Facet Analysis (CFA), a fractional linear programming efficiency model, as a managerial decision making tool in operational USAF aircraft maintenance activities. CFA was used to measure the relative performance of fourteen Tactical Air Command F-15 aircraft maintenance units (AMUs). Maintenance data were collected for a twelve-month period. A concise set of inputs and outputs of the aircraft maintenance process was identified. The results of the DFA evaluation provided a separate efficiency rating for each AMU for each month of the evaluation period. Graphical and tabular presentation methods were designed to help maintenance managers interpret and apply these results. Further research is required in the area of external control over organizational inputs and outputs. The results of this research suggest that CFA has potential as a management tool for aircraft maintenance managers. The use of CFA could improve productivity and, thereby, enhance the Air Force's combat capability. (Author)