Execution and Prioritization of Repair Support System (EXPRESS)

Challenge

The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) had great difficulty in prioritizing workload at its depots on a daily basis. The conventional methods used by depot managers to prioritize workload could not accommodate the changing mission needs that influence aircraft component demand.

Solution

DRC developed EXPRESS, an automated system to direct the daily execution and distribution of component repair. EXPRESS interfaces with essential Air Force legacy systems, and helps depot managers reach their goals for optimizing aircraft availability in a resource-constrained environment. For example, the Working Level and Base Needs Report generated by EXPRESS displays wholesale and retail information for a particular National Stock Number item including the asset status at the depot repair center; the asset status at the operating bases; base authorization levels; depot working level replenishment needs; operating base replenishment needs; and the number of repairs required to satisfy depot and base needs.

Benefits/Achievements

Provides information for daily execution decisions for repair and distribution of reparable items.
Resolves resource constraints.
Allows the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) to proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks before they occur
Enables the AFMC to set priorities in accordance with operational aircraft availability goals and successfully manage to those priorities.

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