Analyzing the Army's configuration management system applicability to a commercial cataloguing system

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by  Newborn, Christopher G

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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
ANALYZING THE ARMY'S CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPLICABILITY TO A
COMMERCIAL CATALOGUING SYSTEM
by
Christopher G. Newborn
March 1997
Principal Advisor: Mark W. Stone
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TITLEAND SUBTITLETITLE OFTHESIS: ANALYZING THE ARMY'S FUNDINGNUMBERS
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPLICABILITY TO A
COMMERCIAL CATALOGUING SYSTEM
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General MotorsandFordMotorCompanymaintaincompleteConfigurationControloftheirproductsandautomobiles. Thatis, a
customerordersareplacementvehiclepartfromtheirlocaldealership. Withinafewdays, theyreceivethepartthatmeetstheform,
fit,andfunctionrequirement. Militarypersonnelrequiringreplacementorsparepartsmustsubmitawrittenrequestwhichrequires
thepartname, numberwithrevisionlevel, andthenational stocknumber. Barringanydelays,thepartisreceivedwithintwotothree
days. Inmostcases,however, therearedelaysandittakesuptoseveral weekstoreceivethepart. Thepurposeofthisthesisisto
identifythekeyelementsrequiredforConfigurationManagement, identifypolicies,procedures,andregulationsthatgovern, shapeand
dictate secondaryitemprocurements, andtoanalyzeDepartmentoftheArmy'sandIndustry'ssparepartsprocurementprocess. This
thesis showstheDepartmentoftheArmy'sandIndustry'sConfigurationManagementmodelsaresimilar;butthepolicesand
regulationsthatgovern, shape anddictate secondaryitemprocurementsarequitedifferent; andthatCongressandGovernment
agenciesmustchangetheirpoliciestoadapttocommercialpractices. Thethesisalsodemonstratesthatthecurrentdirectionthe
Government istakinginacquisitionreformwill seriously impedeimprovements inthe fieldofConfigurationManagement,which
encompassesthedevelopmentandmaintenanceoftechnical datapackagesthat supportsecondaryitemprocurements.
14. SUBJECTTERMS Analyzing Army's Configuration Management System, Commercial 15. NUMBEROF
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ANALYZING THE ARMY'S CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPLICABILITY TO A
COMMERCIAL CATALOGUING SYSTEM
Christopher G. Newborn
B.S., Morehouse College, 1983
Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 1997 ,