Criteria for Predicting Manpower Required for the AFPRO Contractor Quality Assurance Function.

摘要

In order to adequately administer the contracts for its large weapons systems, the Air Force colocates a detachment of Air Force personnel, predominantly civilian, in the contractor's facility. The majority of these personnel are quality assurance (QA) specialists and quality engineers. Historically the Air Force, as well as the other Department of Defense components, have had difficulty in determining the number of Air Force QA people required to accomplish the QA functions and tasks. This thesis attempts to identify significant variables which can be used to arrive at an optimum number of personnel. For purposes of research, the 20 Air Force Plant Representative Offices under the cognizance of Hq Air Force Contract Management Division (AFCMD) were selected for study. Variables to be tested were jointly developed by the researchers and Hq AFCMD. The required data were gathered from the AFPROs by Hq AFCMD and forwarded to the research team for study. Computer regression analyses, using the BMDO2R Program, were accomplished and statistical significance of the variables was determined. Study results indicate that three variables were significant. Those variables were the number of production ans spares contracts, the total contract dollar value and the number of material review actions accomplished. (Author)