Potential logistics cost savings from engine commonality

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Authors
Henderson, Robert L.
Higer, Matthew W.
Subjects
Commonality
Aircraft Engine
Ardalan Heuristic
F-16
F-35
Open Architecture
Stock Consolidation
Advisors
Ferrer, Geraldo
Laverson, Alan
Date of Issue
2007-12
Date
December 2007
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The purpose of this MBA Project is to determine potential logistics cost savings the USAF and DoD could have realized through the life of the F-16 fighter aircraft had they required engine commonality from the two engine manufacturers during the Alternate Fighter Engine (AFE) competition. Additionally, the authors seek to establish analysis framework to determine potential cost savings from commonality for other complex, high-cost systems (end items or subcomponents). The model assumes inventory consolidation is necessary to realize any savings from commonality. The Ardalan Heuristic Method is employed to determine siting for consolidation points using existing United States Air Force operational locations. This MBA Project determined the potential cost savings for engine commonality in the F-16 to be approximately $31.8M (2006 dollars).
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MBA Professional Report
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/10205
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Naval Postgraduate School
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xii, 119 p,
28 cm.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined
in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the
public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States
Code, Section 105, is not copyrighted in the U.S.
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