Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants, Department of Defense
Title | Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants, Department of Defense PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Industrial efficiency |
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Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants
Title | Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants, Department of Defense
Title | Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment Can Increase Productivity in Defense Plants, Department of Defense PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Industrial efficiency |
ISBN |
Employment
Title | Employment PDF eBook |
Author | U S Government Accountability Office (G |
Publisher | BiblioGov |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2013-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781289006013 |
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment to Improve Defense Plant Productivity
Title | Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment to Improve Defense Plant Productivity PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Machine-tools |
ISBN |
The Department of Defense (DOD) owns $336 million worth of numerically controlled equipment, such as drills, lathes, and machining centers. This equipment, controlled automatically by computers or punched tape, is particularly expensive and complex. Although conventional equipment is more appropriate for many applications, numerically controlled equipment offers increases in productivity and savings, particularly for a small lot production. Also, depending on its management and application, numerically controlled equipment can improve Defense plant surge capability for emergencies. On the other hand, unless management closely monitors this capability, it may not function as intended during a mobilization buildup. Two prior GAO audits analyzed Defense-owned numerically controlled equipment. This followup report was made to assess what DOD had done to improve its use and management of numerically controlled equipment. GAO briefly examined selected subjects covered in its earlier reports at several activities. Standardization continues to be a problem and is approached differently by different commands and activities. Work interchange between activities has not occurred except for a few work orders. Air Force activities employ formal work-mix study techniques to identify equipment needs, whereas others buy equipment because of production bottlenecks or deteriorated machines, sometimes without critically evaluating numerically controlled machines. Management information systems are extremely diverse in terms of usage categories recorded, and some systems are inaccurate and inadequate. Systems for workloading parts onto conventional or numerically controlled machines need improvements. Most shops have given priority to numerically controlled machine repair part acquisition. However, procedures could still be more streamlined.
Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment to Improve Defense Plant Productivity
Title | Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment to Improve Defense Plant Productivity PDF eBook |
Author | United States Accounting Office (GAO) |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2018-06-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781721640928 |
Followup on Use of Numerically Controlled Equipment To Improve Defense Plant Productivity
National Defense
Title | National Defense PDF eBook |
Author | U S Government Accountability Office (G |
Publisher | BiblioGov |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2013-07 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781289159955 |
The Department of Defense (DOD) owns $336 million worth of numerically controlled equipment, such as drills, lathes, and machining centers. This equipment, controlled automatically by computers or punched tape, is particularly expensive and complex. Although conventional equipment is more appropriate for many applications, numerically controlled equipment offers increases in productivity and savings, particularly for a small lot production. Also, depending on its management and application, numerically controlled equipment can improve Defense plant surge capability for emergencies. On the other hand, unless management closely monitors this capability, it may not function as intended during a mobilization buildup. Two prior GAO audits analyzed Defense-owned numerically controlled equipment. This followup report was made to assess what DOD had done to improve its use and management of numerically controlled equipment. GAO briefly examined selected subjects covered in its earlier reports at several activities. Standardization continues to be a problem and is approached differently by different commands and activities. Work interchange between activities has not occurred except for a few work orders. Air Force activities employ formal work-mix study techniques to identify equipment needs, whereas others buy equipment because of production bottlenecks or deteriorated machines, sometimes without critically evaluating numerically controlled machines. Management information systems are extremely diverse in terms of usage categories recorded, and some systems are inaccurate and inadequate. Systems for workloading parts onto conventional or numerically controlled machines need improvements. Most shops have given priority to numerically controlled machine repair part acquisition. However, procedures could still be more streamlined.