The Effectiveness of Weapon System Acquisition Reform Efforts

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick P. Biery
Keyword(s):  
Weapon System ◽  
Acquisition Reform ◽  
System Acquisition

Mpt in the Air Force

1986 ◽  
Vol 30 (13) ◽  
pp. 1294-1295
Author(s):  
John Speigel ◽  
Mike Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Weapon System ◽  
Integration System ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
System Acquisition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Training ◽  
Equal Consideration

The Air Force recognizes the importance of Manpower, Personnel, and Training (MPT) issues in weapon system acquisition. To give supportability of future weapon systems equal consideration to cost, schedule, and performance of the system, the Air Force has set out to build an integration system to monitor MPT issues.

Determination of Program Initiation Phase Manprint Requirements for the Lighter, Amphibious Heavy-Lift (Lamp-H)

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (16) ◽  
pp. 1113-1116
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Heasly ◽  
Kathryn E. Permenter ◽  
Thomas B. Malone ◽  
Clifford C. Baker ◽  
Louis G. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Weapon System ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Initiation Phase ◽  
Heavy Lift ◽  
Air Cushion ◽  
System Acquisition ◽  
Machine Systems ◽  
Early Phases

The objective of this paper is to describe the approach utilized in the development of MANPRINT requirements for the Lighter, Amphibious — Heavy Lift (LAMP-H). LAMP-H is an air cushioned vehicle with a crew of six: a pilot, a navigator, and four stevedores who load and unload equipment from the vessel. The project was initiated during the program initiation phase of development. Several types of Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) lighter craft were evaluated as baseline comparison systems for LAMP-H. The effort involved insuring compliance with human engineering design criteria and practice, incorporating lessons learned from analogous air-cushioned vehicles lighter craft, and addressing habitability, noise and other design issues affecting crew performance of tasks critical to the operation and maintenance of the LAMP-H. This paper details the analyses and techniques implemented in the early phases of the weapon system acquisition process for designing improved soldier-machine systems, as well as the products of the effort.

Manpower, Personnel, Training and Safety in Air Force Weapon Systems Acquisition

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (18) ◽  
pp. 1251-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth W. Potempa ◽  
Frank C. Gentner
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Weapon System ◽  
Personnel Training ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
System Acquisition ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
Made In

Manpower, personnel, training and safety (MPTS) analysis is currently inconsistent and incomplete in its application to Air Force acquisitions. While many problems are managerial, MPTS analysis also suffers from a lack of adequate tools and data bases to analyze weapon system design, project MPTS requirements and suggest trade-offs. These problems are particularly acute in the early phases of the weapon system acquisition process (WSAP), making it difficult to influence design during this critical period. To improve MPTS analysis, a study is being conducted by the Air Force to define a comprehensive and integrated MPTS analytic system for use in the WSAP. The study is identifying what MPTS decisions need to be made in the WSAP, when they need to be made, and how they are interrelated. Current capabilities are then being determined by analyzing the tools and data bases available to support each MPTS decision. The analysis will identify needed improvements to existing tools and data bases and whether new ones need to be developed. This paper discusses the requirement for an improved MPTS system and then describes a variety of managerial and technical initiatives being undertaken to satisfy the requirement. The last section identifies the desired characteristics of an effective MPTS system.

Human Factors for Naval Systems: Enhanced Hardman

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (16) ◽  
pp. 1100-1103
Author(s):  
Thomas B. Malone ◽  
Clifford C. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Life Support ◽  
System Development ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Weapon System ◽  
Acquisition Process ◽  
System Acquisition ◽  
Support Engineering ◽  
And Training ◽  
The U.S

The U.S. Navy is developing methods for integrating the disciplines concerned with personnel considerations into the weapon system acquisition process. This integration essentially involves human factors engineering, manpower, personnel and training, and life support engineering. Since the Navy already has the HARDMAN methodology in place to ensure that manpower, personnel and training concerns are addressed early in system development, the process of integration of personnel issues will involve expanding the HARDMAN methods and data to include human factors engineering and life support engineering, resulting in the Enhanced HARDMAN process. This paper describes the objectives of Enhanced HARDMAN.

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