Study of the Implementation and Administration of Warranties by Marine Corps Activities.

摘要

The purpose of this research was to analyze the problems and issues that users, specifically at the Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA) level, have with properly implementing, administering and managing warranties for major weapon systems. The conclusions of the research are as follows: (1) the warranty is not always implemented to correct deficiencies; (2) there is a lack of training and knowledge of users in the field to the overall application and benefits of warranties; (3) the start of a warranty's duration should begin at the time the using unit places the item of equipment in use in order to reduce the amount of warranty time that expires before it is in an actual operational environment. Keywords: Weapon systems, Marine Corps training, Theses, Military research. (cp)