More fightless-fuel: reducing fuel burn through ground process improvement

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Gerber, Chad A.
Clark, Jeremy A.
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Energy conservation
slot management
demand analysis
truck refueling
hot skid refueling
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modeling and simulation
discrete event simulation
F/A-18
cultural change
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Dixon, Michael
Apte, Uday
Szechtman, Roberto
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2013-06
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Jun-13
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Aligning fiscal policies with energy conservation initiatives and operational requirements is vital to achieving a positive and sustainable energy outlook for the United States Navy. The purpose of this study is to fill critical gaps in current military aviation energy conservation research. To date, such research has failed to incentivize and reward individual aviation squadrons to conserve. Commercial aviation uses collaborative decision-making (CDM) tools to minimize costs associated with aircraft delays. Embracing a lean approach to operational management, the commercial sector has refined communications between air carriers, airport operators, ground handlers, and air traffic control. This study suggests applying commercial CDM frameworks to all of Naval Aviation to increase efficiency and operational effectiveness. Specific analysis includes the impact of ground resource capacity management, airfield demand analysis (slot arrival system) and demand management cost analysis on F/A-18 Hornet squadrons.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/34667
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Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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