The process of determining the range and quantity of items (i.e., spares and repair parts, special tools, test equipment, and support equipment) required to support and maintain an item for an initial period of service. Its phases include the identification of items of supply, the establishment of data for catalog, technical manual, and allowance list preparation, and the preparation of instructions to assure delivery of necessary support items with related end articles.
INITIAL PROVISIONING
Meaning of INITIAL PROVISIONING in English
DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012