Employing organizational modeling and simulation of the KC-135 depot's flight controls repair cell
Author
Paskin, Matthew A.
Trevino, Alice W.
Ferrer, Geraldo
Dillard, John T.
Date
2008Metadata
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Today’s environment of increased operations tempo is stressing the KC-
135 Stratotanker fleet. With an 80-year life span expectancy, effectively
maintaining these aircraft is challenging. This research modeled the KC-
135 programmed depot maintenance (PDM) flight controls repair cell to
identify improvement opportunities within the repair process. Computational
organizational modeling (COM) incorporates the human element along
with organizational design theory. By employing COM to analyze the flight
control repair cells, the authors examined design modifications applied to the
baseline model and analyzed output variables, such as cycle time and project
integration risk. The study concluded with presenting organizational design
alternatives for decision makers to enhance the flight controls repair process.
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