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Operational Analysis of Contractor-Supported Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011-06-07) Garbert, Brian; Holly, Geoff; Peth, Joseph; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Logistics Management
This exploratory study provides a detailed analysis of ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance and operations at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) to support future contract negotiations. The United States has been engaged in combat operations for over ten years. A key component of these combat operations has been airpower. A high wartime operational tempo and the use of aging airframes, some of which were scheduled to be retired decades ago, have solidified the need for a refined depot-level maintenance system designed to quickly and effectively dismantle, rebuild, and reconstitute combat and support aircraft. A critical part of the foundation that this system is built upon is the management of critical GSE, which is essential to depot-level maintenance operations. The purpose of this study is to provide a top-level analysis of current GSE management processes in order to better understand the effectiveness of current contractor logistics support, estimate the operational availability of ten categories of GSE, and provide specific findings and recommendations for the leadership at the OC-ALC.
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(2006) Apte, Uday; Logistics Management (NPS-LM)
Optimizing phalanx weapon system life-cycle support.
(2004) Apte, Aruna; Logistics Management (NPS-LM)
Developing Systems in a Changing Environment: An Army Example
(2005-05-01) Lucyshyn, William; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Research and Sponsored Programs Office (RSPO); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Acquisition Logistics; Other Research Faculty
The first Gulf War revealed fundamental weaknesses in the Army''s vast and complex logistics network. These flaws led to a lack of timeliness and inefficiency in delivering supplies, repair parts, and equipment to the units that needed them. Recognizing the need to adopt the best practices of private-sector supply-chain management, the Department of Defense (DoD) and Army leaders began strategic planning efforts directed toward logistics reform. Principal targets for reform were the Army''s 30-year-old logistics information-management systems.
US Navy Ships Food Service Divisions: Modernizing Inventory Management
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-05-31) Edwards, Stefan; James, Robert; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Logistics Management; Graduate Student
The Navy's current inventory management procedures for receipt, inventory, stowage, and issue of provisions onboard ships have remained relatively unchanged for decades. Culinary Specialists are utilizing an antiquated and unreliable inventory management program (the Food Management System, FSM) developed in the 1990s, relying on hand-written receipts, and inventory and issue procedures to manage provisions across the Fleet. As a result of current practices, ships are experiencing an unusually high rate of inspection failures and poor inventory validities. Applying a strategic supply-chain management approach, we will describe current procedures, from receipt to issue of provisions, including collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. We will offer conclusions and recommendations on ways to substantially improve the overall process (e.g., improve inventory validities, reduce man-hours and improve the quality of life for Culinary Specialists).
Lean Six Sigma for reduced cycle costs and improved readiness
(Naval Postgraduate School, 2006-09-30) Apte, Uday; Kang, Keebom; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
In general, during the lifecycle of a weapon systems a significantly larger amount of money gets spent in operating and maintaining the system than acquiring it. Hence, efficient logistics systems, including transportation, inventory management, modifications and maintenance activities, are critically important for containing the lifecycle costs of weapon systems and for maintaining the highest level of military readiness given the extant fiscal constraints. This paper will describe Lean Six Sigma (LSS), a strategically important and proven logistics iniative for both reduced lifecycle costs and improved readiness. With aging weapon systems, the US Department of Defense is facing ever-increasing military expenses to maintain military readiness. Hence, the Department of Defense is keenly interested in implementing Lean Six Sigma in all the services. In this paper, we present an overview of Lean Six Sigma methodologies, describe Lean Six Sigma implementation with a focus on military applications and discuss managerial guidelines for successfully implementing Lean Six Sigma. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the issues that military planners should take into account in implementing Lean Six Sigma in the military.
Logistics and Maintenance Options to Support the P-8A Poseidon's Expeditionary Mission
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-07-01) Calamug, Bernard; Trout, James; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Logistics Management; Graduate Student
The purpose of this research is to identify the maintenance and logistics support structure needed to support the P-8A''s Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-surface Warfare (ASUW), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, while operating away from Permanent Deployment Sites (PDS) in austere operating areas, and to provide a set of possible support recommendations for these missions. This study will focus on the existing maintenance and logistics support structures currently being utilized for missions being performed by the P-3 Orion, and to propose organizational and operational recommendations to better support the agile, flexible, and responsive missions requirement of the P-8A. The result will provide feasible alternatives for decision-makers regarding organizational design as well as logistics and maintenance requirements to support overseas deployments to remote, forward operating locations (FOL).
The Logistics Support Resource Strategy Map: A Design and Assessment Tool
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-12-01) Ford, David; Dillard, John; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Acquisition Logistics; NPS Faculty
Designing a resource strategy for logistics support includes choosing to use contracted, blended, or organic support, or a combination thereof, for acquisition products. Non-cost issues have received much less attention than cost in resource strategy design''even though policy requires the incorporation of many non-cost issues. This lack of attention is partially due to the large number of issues that can impact strategy design, the diversity of issue features and impacts, and the diversity of characteristics of programs, their environments, and potential strategies. Although many issues that should be included in logistic planning have been identified, little guidance is provided for how program management teams can incorporate them into logistics support resource strategy design. Tools that facilitate describing logistics requirements and the impacts of resource strategies on program success can potentially improve resource strategy design, assessment, and documentation for review. The structure and use of the Logistics Support Resource Strategy Map for helping program management teams consider a broad range of logistics support resource strategy design issues are described. An example application illustrates the Map''s use. Implications for practice and potential future developments tool are discussed.
Logistical Support Analysis for the Self-projected Adaptive Roller Kit (SPARK) System
(2009-10-20) Bird, Derek; Snipes, Christopher; Tompkins, David; Petross, Diana; Franck, Raymond; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP)
Due to the current urgent warfighter needs''documented in the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement (JUONS)''and the need for increasing the speed of the Acquisition process, Program Managers (PM) find it increasingly necessary to utilize Contractor Logistic Support to field these rapid acquisition programs. The logistics support concepts used to maintain and service these systems play a large part in determining the overall lifecycle cost of a system. More efficient and effective logistics support plans can translate to substantial cost savings. Under the appropriate conditions, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) is an effective means to support and expedite rapid acquisition programs and to get the equipment quickly into the hands of the warfighter. For example, the Self-Protected Adaptive Roller Kit System (SPARKS) is a 3,500-pound roller that is used to pre-detonate Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) in roadways. The JUONS process identified this requirement, and the Department of the Army established and directed Product Manager Improvised Explosive Device Defeat/Protect Force (PM IEDD/PF) to manage the overall effort in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The purpose of this study is to identify potential cost savings to PM IEDD/PF and to the US Army by conducting an analysis of the CLS Contract for SPARKS, focusing on the current Maintenance Plan, Personnel requirements, Technical Data, and Supply Support.
Improving DoD Energy Efficiency: Combining MMOWGLI Social-Media Brainstorming With Lexical Link Analysis (LLA) to Strengthen the Defense Acquisition Process
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-04-01) Zhao, Ying; Brutzman, Don; MacKinnon, Douglas J.; Logistics Management (NPS-LM); Acquisition Research Program (ARP); Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP); Acquisition Research Program
DoD energy inefficiency is a significant liability and a constraint on operations and a forceprotection challenge. It is therefore imperative to reduce energy demand and provide operational forces greater flexibility among alternative energy sources. However, the current acquisition processes undervalue technologies with the potential to improve energy efficiency. We report the results of leveraging an innovative platform, the Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI) to link and elicit collective intelligence from the acquisition community for the challenge of DoD energy inefficiency. We first linked the existing MMOWGLI energy data with samples of acquisition data using lexical link analysis (LLA). We generated match matrices based on themes discovered in both data sets. The themes and match matrices helped identify the gaps and opportunities to apply collective intelligence from the MMOWGLI game to the current acquisition process. This effort demonstrates superb potential of an innovative methodology that can be deployed quickly to mobilize the intellectual capacities of the acquisition community. It may also increase the overall awareness of ongoing acquisition research to warfighters and create a positive impact for the future acquisition decisions to help achieve improved DoD energy efficiency.