CHAPTER I, SECTION 2 SECTION 2 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUSIONS 1. All facilities, equipment and utilities under custody of the Contractor were taxed to capacity during REDWING. The schedule on which construction was actually accomplished madeit necessary for the Contractor to request unusually heavy support from all the elements of Joint Task Force SEVEN, particularly in the areas of surface and airlift. A. Authorizing engineering and design during Fiscal Year 1957; B. Authorizing procurement and con- struction at the start of Fiscal Year 1958. (NOTE: Previously, engineering and construction on Plant and Equipment has been authorized In general, available land areas were three to four months after the start of the Fiscal Year.) Operational readiness dates could have been delayed a minimum of six weeks, for reasons beyond the Contractor’s control, had it not been possible for Task Group 7.1 to abridge its pre-shot schedules drastically, had it not been possible to secure unprecedented air- Contractor be allowed to maintain higher levels of inventory on construction items, thus permitting stockpiling of larger quantities of material and equipment in advance of design. utilized to their maximum capacities. lift capability, and had not every ele- ment of JTF-7 cooperated to the fullest in the agreements on priority of requirements. It is recommended that: No Operation larger than REDWING be undertaken on a similar time scale, using existing facilities. Figure 1-15. More efficient methods be developed for handling the flow of information between all parties during development of design criteria. Standardization of equipment be explored to its fullest extent. The Contractor has effected standardization of most common items required for con- RECOMMENDATIONS. 1. Every effort be made to avoid scheduling the FY 1958 Plant and Equipment program during the peak of activity of the next scientific program by: struction, but it is believed that further study will indicate that savings in design and procurement time could be realized in other areas. Warehouse - 95% Complete (Butler Type) Page 1-31