Assess whether to repair organically, buy, or qualify an alternate (b3504c)

SITUATION A depot whose parts master does not match DLA has lead-time outlier report in hand following a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN. NSN research lead must determine whether to repair organically, buy, or qualify an alternate for this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file.

DECISION NSN research lead in a depot whose parts master does not match DLA must choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate using lead-time outlier report after a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. A mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN is noise around an already-controlled Depot Procurement Intelligence process in a depot whose parts master does not match DLA, given lead-time outlier report. 2. A mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN is the event in lead-time outlier report that forces To repair organically, buy, for NSN research lead under Defense Sustainment. 3. Lead-time outlier report shows a one-file miss after a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN, not a Depot Procurement Intelligence program failure. 4. Lead-time outlier report cannot decide to repair organically, buy, yet after a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN; hold is the only Defense Sustainment close a depot whose parts master does not match DLA can defend.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Test whether the shortfall is materiel, maintenance posting, or a bad count. 2. Compare on-hand, due-in, and condemned quantities in lead-time outlier report. 3. Quantify mission impact if to repair organically, buy, is deferred one cycle in a depot whose parts master does not match DLA. 4. For this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file, read lead-time outlier report against a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN and write the one fact that would move to repair organically, buy, for NSN research lead.

RECOMMENDATION Choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate on this Defense Sustainment / Depot Procurement Intelligence packet (lead-time outlier report after a mission-capable rate drop tied to one NSN). The follow-on Depot Procurement Intelligence action is what NSN research lead does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Defense Sustainment option on to repair organically, buy,, then the evidence in lead-time outlier report, then the action for NSN research lead - Hypothesis scorecard against lead-time outlier report: supported / rejected / untestable - Regulatory or exam hook Depot Procurement Intelligence would cite - Depot Procurement Intelligence finding in lead-time outlier report that a second reviewer can re-perform