Chapter 1 Fundamentals Global interdependence, reduced time, and fast-changing technology affect every aspect of how the Ordnance Corps must do business today and into the twenty-first century. In a force-projection Army, maintenance elements are increasingly required to anticipate, analyze, and tailor available resources for effective, timely support of complex weapon systems. Today's focus on adaptive planning to provide increased options for decision makers is prompting maintenance managers to embrace change, innovation, and flexibility at all levels. Success will continue to be based on the bottom-line measurement of how well our customers' equipment remains operational (availability), how quickly it can be returned to service when it becomes inoperable (maintainability), and how long the user can anticipate failure-free performance (reliability).
DesignationFM 4-30-3
EditionSep 2000
StatusSuperseded
Pages378
FunctionSustainment
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)