PS Magazine - MAY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 306
MAY 1978
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Conflicting NORS
Ever try t
ix dirT and
;
ater? You get mud-which usually causes more
problems tHan it soLves.
,
±hat's what hap
p
ens when you try to put mainteNance ²ORS and suPPly
³ORS together.
Everybody agrees on wHat ³ORS means: ³ot
·
´perationally Ready-
Supply.
It describes tHe condition of an item ThaT is deadlined µti! an o¶dered Part¸
component o¶ subsystem a¶¶ives. But¸ maintenance and suPply do noT alw
¹
ays
agree on what you do with a ºORS condiTion.
Maintenance uses ³ORS to cover one of
2
categories for counTing not»
availa¼le days for your ½aTe¶iel Readiness Report.
¾aintenance ³ORS Teams witH ³OR¾
(³ot Ope¶ationally Ready¿
¾aintenance) to measu¶e the amount of time equipment is not operationaLÀ
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items are not ready because a part¸ component or subsystem is on orde¶. You've
pUlled all the maintenance you can and you're stuck until the part a¶riVes.
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Supply uses ³ORS To identiÁy a type of HigH priority reqUest on items WitH
assignÂd Ãeapons SysTeÄÅ DÆÇÈgnator Codes (ÃSDC). Éou¶ request gÊes the
³ORS ¶oute wheneve¶ an item with a ÃSDC Has a pa¶T¸ component¸ assem¼ly
o¶ subsystem downË ±he end iTem cannot perform on or more of its priÌary
m1ss1ons.
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And¸ some ÃSDCÐcoded items a¶e not DA
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One type of ºORS does not direct tHe other typeË A ³ORS supPÑy ¶equesT is
independenT of the maTe¶iel ¶eadiness ºORS/ºOR½ Time.
So until The experts Put supply and maintenance ³ORS togetHer¸ keep 'em
sepa¶ateÒ
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