Start Date
4-1987 8:00 AM
Description
The findings of past and present Air Force Production Base Analyses acknowledge the existence of numerous production bottlenecks and constraints within the defense industrial base. These impediments to the successful fielding of weapon systems are often caused by inefficient manufacturing techniques and obsolescent plant equiμnent. In an effort to correct these deficiencies, the Air Force has embarked upon a unique program to induce contractors to invest in factory modernization projects utilizing the latest in production technology. The program is known in the Department of Defense as the Industrial Modernization Incentives Program (IMIP) .
This paper discusses IMIP and how Air Force Systems Conmand and Space Division uses this contractual vehicle to provide incentives to contractors to implement modern equipment and management techniques in space system producing industry. Examples are given of improvements in space ·ystem production by the use of IMIP.
Industrial Modernization Incentives Program: Uses in Space System Producing Industry
The findings of past and present Air Force Production Base Analyses acknowledge the existence of numerous production bottlenecks and constraints within the defense industrial base. These impediments to the successful fielding of weapon systems are often caused by inefficient manufacturing techniques and obsolescent plant equiμnent. In an effort to correct these deficiencies, the Air Force has embarked upon a unique program to induce contractors to invest in factory modernization projects utilizing the latest in production technology. The program is known in the Department of Defense as the Industrial Modernization Incentives Program (IMIP) .
This paper discusses IMIP and how Air Force Systems Conmand and Space Division uses this contractual vehicle to provide incentives to contractors to implement modern equipment and management techniques in space system producing industry. Examples are given of improvements in space ·ystem production by the use of IMIP.
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