The Value of Logisticians in Program Support
Logisticians play a crucial role in ensuring the readiness and operational capability of major weapon systems. From product support to life cycle cost determination and the product support package, their involvement is essential in designing for supportability and influencing costs. Learn why logisticians care about aligning system supportability requirements with customer needs, mitigating risks, and documenting support requirements. Discover how they contribute to long-term sustainment impacts and supply chain assessments, crucial for successful program outcomes.
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Logisticians Value To Your Program **Also Known As . Why Loggies and Engineers Should Be Best Friends! KATHY CARNELL DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 18 JUNE 2020
WHAT IS PRODUCT SUPPORT? The term product support means the package of support functions required to field and maintain the readiness and operational capability of major weapon systems, subsystems, and components, including all functions related to weapon system readiness .. (Source: 10 U.S.C. 2337)
Logisticians Focus Design FOR Support Design THE Support SUPPORT the Design
Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Determination 100 CUMULATIVE PERCENT 80 60 Actual Funds Spent 40 Approximately 10% of Life Cycle Cost Spent Production & Deployment 20 0 Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Pre-Systems Acquisition Eng & Mfg Development A B C Operations & Support Systems Acquisition (Engineering & Manufacturing Development, Demonstration, Low Rate Initial Production, & Production Sustainment Science & Technology: Technology Opportunities & User Needs Logistician s must be involved in design planning to influence the design to ensure supportability - Once designed - much of the support costs are locked in!!!
The Product Support Package 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% P S P 20% Integrated Product Support Elements Supt Equip Maintenance Planning & Computer PHS&T Management Example: Availability shall be greater than or equal to 0.8 Training Man/Personnel 60% Facilities Tech Data Reliability &Maintainability Supply Support
WHY DOES THE LOGISTICIAN CARE? Ensure system supportability requirements are aligned with CUSTOMER need Ensure trade studies consider long-term sustainment impacts Risk identification and mitigation Document hardware and software support requirements Provisioning concepts and strategies are compatible with maintenance concept Supply chain assessments Technical manuals document actual configuration **60-80% of life cycle costs are spent in SUSTAINMENT
The Value of the Integrated Product Team A stakeholder is any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization s objectives. - R. E. Freeman Leverage subject matter expertise TEAMWORK makes the DREAM WORK! Works across organizational boundaries
Fantastic Logisticians and Where to Find Them 1. Program Offices 2. The next hallway 3. Friends/Neighbors 4. Integrated Product Teams 5. Doing important Logistics work 6. International Society of Logistics Engineers 7. Defense Acquisition University Behind this door Lives a GREAT LOGISTICIAN
EXAMPLES Commercial vs Standard Generator Undocumented System Modifications Multiple Configurations
