Not All Parts Are Created Equal: The Impact Of Counterfeit Parts In The Air Force Supply Chain
Not All Parts Are Created Equal: The Impact Of Counterfeit Parts In The Air Force Supply Chain
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并非所有零件都是一样的：假冒零件对空军供应链的影响
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2017
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B. T. Horvath
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B. T. Horvath
摘要：国防部，特别是美国空军供应链中假冒零件的存在和数量是真实存在的。此外，今天和不久的将来投入运营的旧式飞机数量过多，继续使问题复杂化。这些传统飞机的生命周期长，制造来源减少，而且经常出现材料短缺。综合所有这些因素，你就有了一个针对假冒的丰富环境，只要它是有利可图的，这种环境就会继续升级。1自20世纪90年代以来，假冒零部件一直在污染国防部的供应链。关于这个问题有各种报道、新闻和杂志文章，但直到国会对2012年的国防授权法案(NDAA)进行重大立法修改后，才采取行动减轻和减少国防部供应链中的假冒部件。自2012年以来，美国政府实施了整体政府方法来解决这一问题。这个问题通过增加成本、可靠性和窃取知识产权影响到国防部和国防承包商，并最终可能导致一名军事人员死亡。本文将研究造假的背景及其潜在影响，如成本增加、可靠性差或灾难性后果。此外，将审查当前的法律、命令和来自国防部以及美国空军的指令，以确定假冒部件缓解解决方案的相关性。最后，报告得出结论，空军控制的总体影响可以忽略不计，因为成本、有限的资源和众多因素，其中大多数不在空军的控制范围内。
Abstract : The existence and the volume of counterfeit parts residing within the Department of Defenses and in particular the United States Air Forces supply chain is real. Additionally, the disproportionate numbers of legacy aircraft in operation today and in the near future continue to complicate the issues. These legacy aircraft have long life cycles, diminished manufacturing sources, and frequent material shortages. Combine all these factors and you have a target rich environment for counterfeiting that will continue to escalate as long as it is profitable.1 Counterfeit parts have been polluting the DOD supply chain since the 1990s. There are various reports, news and magazine articles on the subject, but it was not until Congress made significant legislative changes in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012 has action been taken to mitigate and reduce counterfeit parts in the DOD supply chain. Since 2012, the U.S. Government implemented a whole of government approach to tackle this issue. This issue affects both DOD, defense contractors by increasing costs, reliability, and theft of intellectual property, and could ultimately results in the death of a military member. This paper will examine the background on counterfeiting and the potential impacts such as increased cost, poor reliability, or catastrophic consequences. Additionally, current laws, orders, and instructions from the DOD as well as the United States Air Force will be reviewed with respect to relevancy of the counterfeit part mitigation solutions. Finally, the report concludes, the overall impact that the Air Force controls is negligible because of costs, limited resources, and numerous factors most of which are outside the control of the Air Force.