States that the US military has adopted total quality management (TQM) initiatives to help maximize effectiveness during downsizing. Identifies, however, some potential barriers to military applications, for example, the autocratic hierarchy on which the military is based may not be conducive to...

Aircraft design specifications include stringent quantitative maintainability targets which must be achieved during the design stage of a new aircraft programme. The manufacturer is required to provide servicing guarantees and elapsed time guarantees for the removal/replacement of all...