Repair Level Analysis is one of the key supportability analysis inputs to system design, initially in the development of the maintenance concept and in the establishment of design criteria at the sub system level, and later in the evaluation of an item to determine the most efficient approach (repair at OLM, ILM, DLM, OEM, or discard at failure and the extent of recycling and level of disposal in the event of a discard decision)’

   Blanchard, Logistic Engineering and Management *

 

‘The LORA and associated results should be used to influence the repair or discard decisions which will in turn provide repair or discard decisions to the equipment designer…..Therefore, it is important that Level of Repair decisions be made early in the system design process.’ 

   Biedenbender, Vryn, Eisaman, The ILS Managers Tool Kit - Availability Engineering*