Esop Week 12

End of Seminar Project

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End of Seminar Project: Reduction of Average Backlog and Awaiting Maintenance Items at Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Atsugi, Japan Maria Reyman

AMBA 604 Section 9093 Dr. Stewart April 10, 2005

End of Seminar Project Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Project Management Plan I. Project Overview Project Goal Definitions and Acronyms Stakeholder Analysis Project Manager Project Team Team Contract Project Deliverables Reference Materials II. Project Organization Organizational Structure Organizational Boundaries and Interfaces III. Work Breakdown Structure and Schedule Work Breakdown Structure Dependencies Resource Requirements Budget Requirements Schedule Project Responsibilities IV. Managerial Process Assumptions, Dependencies, and Constraints Risk Management Monitoring and Controlling Mechanisms V. Operations Management Plan Operations Strategy Process Improvement Plan Operational Efficiency/Operational Effectiveness Improvement VI. Technical Process/Information Management Plan Information System Objectives Hardware/Software Requirements Database Technical Support Information Management Reports Information Security Conclusion References 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11

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End of Seminar Project Executive Summary

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An important managerial challenge for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Atsugi is the reduction of average backlog and awaiting maintenance items held at our repair facility on a daily basis. This backlog, while not directly affecting the critical needs of the naval aviation fleet, bog down the system and could lead to future difficulties. The goal for this project is to achieve a 50% decrease within a six-month time frame in daily average backlog and awaiting maintenance items. Stakeholders in this project range from the sailor completing a maintenance task to our parent command, Naval Air Systems Command. The...