Evaluation of the data transfer process between the SHAPM and SLD by L Vernon Edwards and Walter Huston Faddis.

Abstract

The hypothesis upon which this research is based is that a current data transfer process exists but receives inadequate priority. Also, the data requirements are not all inclusive. Even though the Ships Logistic Division (SLD) Director has overall operational logistic support responsibility, Planning and Engineering for Repairs and Alterations Office (PERA), as an extension of the SLD, is the primary Naval Ship System Command (NAVSHIPS) user of the data and documentation which is provided relative to life cycle maintenance. This thesis examines specifically the interface of the maintenance management responsibility transfer process and the concurrent data documentation transfer between the Ship's Acquisition Project Manager (SHAPM) and the SLD/PERA combination. To accomplish this end, the authors first introduce the reader to PERA operations, discuss the present transfer process, enumerate the results and conclusions derived from a questionnaire sent to SHAPM and SLD/PERA organizations and present recommendations to improve the transfer process.