Our Learning Team Problem Analysis Paper was written on the Aviation Maintenance Department and the significant reduction in turn-around time for the customers to receive their end product. The department had failed to return repaired gear to the customer within the promised deadlines. These deadlines were not met partly due to the initial design of the work center, clutter, and personnel failing to keep excess parts inventoried and properly stored. There was also a failure to communicate with the supply department and because of this lack of communication, we lost valuable time receiving parts essential for repair. Failure to receive the parts necessary to repair the gear in a timely manner had significantly delayed the ready-for-issue time back to the squadrons onboard Nas Oceana.…
