Sponsor:

Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center

Research Team:

P. Simin Pulat

Universities Involved:

University of Oklahoma

Start Date:

06/01/05

End Date:

05/31/06

Summary:

The objective of this project is to conduct research in industry-best-practices for lighting and acoustical systems for the type of repair activity conducted at the TSF, provide flexible capability in overhead telecommunications/electrical system hook-ups in designated TSF repair areas, and develop a Block Master Plan for the TSF, and identify a list of standardized space saving solutions for technical workbench and administrative office workstations.
The FAA Logistics Center has a multitude of facility layout issues in its Technical Support Facility (TSF). The TSF accommodates a mixture of technician and administrative support personnel for four Divisions at the FAA Logistics Center. There is a lack of standardization in the layout practices utilized by the Divisions that are contributing to inefficiencies in flow and space at the FAA Logistics Center. The Government seeks guidance on how to best apply industry-accepted practices to the facility layout requirements to facilitate ease of movement and reconfiguration of facility layout for optimizing current product support and accommodating future product support.

The University shall provide services by qualified personnel to accomplish industrial engineering research, planning and execution for the Technical Support Facility Layout Project Phase I. The Government focal point, AML-60, requires specialized industrial engineering expertise to (Task 1) conduct research in industry-best-practices for lighting and acoustical systems for the type of repair activity conducted at the TSF, (Task 2) conduct research for providing flexible capability in overhead telecommunications/electrical system hook-ups in designated TSF repair areas, (Task 3) develop a Block Master Plan for the TSF, (Task 4) Identify a list of standardized space saving solutions for technical workbench and administrative office workstations, and (Task 5) develop proposals for the layout of up to four new system acquisitions requiring repair support in the TSF. System examples are STARS and ASR-11.