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Decision Errors – Lack of Visibility in Asset Lifecycle & Disposal Planning
Estimated AUD 20–100 million annually in lost strategic options (redeployment, allied support, civilian conversion) plus opportunity cost of irreversible decisions. Typical military asset lifecycle planning can identify 2–5% of retiring equipment for alternative uses, generating AUD 1.8–4.4 billion in value recovery from the AUD $88.6 billion asset base.Evidence of reactive disposal decisions: MRH-90 Taipan helicopters were scrapped and buried without systematic market search; only later was it discovered Ukraine had requested aircraft (Dec 2023). No evidence of forward asset lifecycle planning or centralized decision protocols documented in Defence asset disposal policy. Contrast: Defence successfully gifted 49 Abrams MBTs to Ukraine (2024), indicating capability exists but is inconsistently applied.
Delayed Vendor Payment Processing
Penalty interest accrues daily on overdue amounts; typical range: 1.25%–2.5% per quarter on outstanding invoice value (AUD equivalent). For a defence department with AUD $500M–$1B annual procurement spend, estimated quarterly interest exposure: AUD $2M–$5M if payment reconciliation delays exceed 20-day threshold.Manual vendor invoice reconciliation delays approval workflows, causing payments to miss statutory due dates under RMG 417. Vendors may claim interest under the policy; entities face compliance violations and cash flow penalties.
Defence Airworthiness and Maintenance Compliance Failures
AUD 50,000-500,000 per audit failure or grounding event; estimated 40-80 hours/month manual compliance documentation work per facilityDefence maintenance scheduling must maintain electronic certification, configuration management, and audit trails per aviation regulations. Manual processes create audit failures, equipment grounding, and compliance penalties from defence regulatory bodies.
Aircraft Downtime and Scheduling Bottlenecks
AUD 5,000-15,000 per day of unscheduled downtime per major asset; 30-50 hours/month manual scheduling workPaper-based or fragmented scheduling systems lack real-time work order collation, asset status management, and preventive maintenance automation, causing queue delays and extended downtime windows.