The goal of this project was to determine how to decrease the F414 engine throughput time at the Aircraft intermediate Maintenance Division (AIMD) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California. To achieve this goal, organizational modeling was employed to evaluate how changes to the organizational structure of the Lemoore AIMD affected engine throughput time. Data collected to build the organizational model was acquired via interviews with AIMD personnel. A baseline model of the AIMD organization was developed for the purpose of modeling the organization[alpha]s current structure and performance. The actual, real-world, duration required to conduct F414 maintenance was compared to the duration predicted by the model and determined to be within 3%. Once confidence was gained that the baseline model accurately depicted the organization[alpha]s actual F414 maintenance performance, modifications or interventions to the model were made to evaluate how organizational changes would affect F414 maintenance duration. Interventions included paralleling the tasks associated with accomplishing administrative paperwork when initially receiving the F414 engine, and tasks associated with on-engine maintenance, combining personnel positions, adding personnel, and modifying the duration and frequency of meetings. The modeled results of these modifications indicated that the paralleling effort significantly decreased the F414 maintenance duration; likewise, decreasing meeting frequency and slightly increasing duration also facilitated a decreased duration.

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Robert A. Koyak, Kevin J. Maher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Samuel E. Buttrey, Kevin J. Maher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Papoulias, Fotis ; Gordis, Joshua. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 5, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Sea-Base, logistical connector, surface connector, air connector. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): W. Matthew Carlyle. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Brown, Gerald G. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 10, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Optimization, Navy Logistics, Operational Planning , Navy Mission Planner, Combat Logistic Force Planner, Ship scheduling, Optimization decision aid, Integer Programming, Mathematical Programming. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Don Eaton, Bill Gates. Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Hart, E. Neil. Second Reader: Trietsch, Dan. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on October 19, 2009. DTIC Descriptor(s): Inventory, navy, contracts, decision making, models, secondary, variables, decision theory, supervisors, management personnel, supplies, naval logistics, online systems, timeliness, determination, naval aviation, naval equipment, mathematical models, requirements DTIC Indicator(s): Long supply, decision models, navy, inventory control points, contract terminations, excess materials, secondary items. Author(s) subject terms: Contract terminations, excess material, long supply, spare parts, secondary items, Navy inventory control point Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): David A. Schrady. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990. / Thesis Advisor: Trietsch, Dan. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 2, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Inventory management, Naval logistics, mathematical analysis, inventory stock points, leadtime, stock point management, gross effectiveness, net effectiveness. Author(s) subject terms: Inventory Management, leadtime, effectiveness, gross effectiveness, net effectiveness, Naval Supply System. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49). Also available in print.