Valuing programmed depot maintenance speed : an analysis of F-15 PDM / Edward G. Keating, Elvira N. Loredo.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Keating, Edward G. (Edward Geoffrey), 1965-

Contributor:

United States. Air Force.

Loredo, Elvira N.

Series:

Technical report (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eagle (Jet fighter plane)--Maintenance and repair--Costs--Evaluation.

Eagle (Jet fighter plane).

Physical Description:

xvii, 41 pages : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2006.

Summary:

This report introduces a revealed preference methodology to estimate the value to the United States Air Force of expediting F-15 fighter jet programmed depot maintenance (PDM). The Air Force has chosen to pay for intermittent PDM on F-15s, so F-15s must have enough value after PDM visits to justify PDM costs. Computations suggest expediting F-15 PDM by a month would be worth at least $75,000, but likely considerably more for younger aircraft.

Contents:

Introduction

The F-15 and its programmed depot maintenance

A simple valuation of expedited PDM

Valuing F-15 PDM speed with declining aircraft valuation

Robustness explorations

Conclusions

Appendix A: calculating PDM acceleration valuations

Appendix B: PDM speed for new military aircraft.

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."