June 2011

Logistics support:

The current challenges

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Outline

Significant changes Through life management implementation Data management: Closing the loop with lessons learnt Organization: Government decisions continuity

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Significant changes

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Military operations

From “cold war” to “counter-insurgency warfare”

Out-of-area multinational

deployments

Variety of missions

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Materiel performances

Requirements must be met rapidly

Equipment availability

must be good But costs must be

controlled

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YEARS Costs Up ~ Budgets Down

The budget Pressure

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Need to get best value from limited resources

€

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New actors, new regulations

Responsibilities shared between Government and Industry

Development of acquisition through collaborative programs

Legal framework strengthened Contracting legislation, Labour legislation, Forbidden chemical substances Airworthiness

OCCAR

National

Industry Government

Multinational

Regulations Defense exemptions

Contracting legislation

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Through life management implementation

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A single contracting strategy for the support

Acquisition support strategy Envisages main support options

− Responsibilities sharing between State and industry

− Cross cutting activities − Cooperation or not − Planning

− … Drafted before design stage and valid after Envisage several possibilities Agreed by all the stakeholders

Support strategy: a key document

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Traditional management concepts: Still valid

Through life management

Integrated Logistic Support

RAMS Analysis (études de fiabilité)

Life Cycle costs

Support element analysis

Configuration management

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Life Cycle Cost control

To get a clear view of various costs all along life

cycle (acquisition, support, in operation, ...) To perfectly know the costs of current equipment

to direct design of new equipment and benchmark estimates

To envisage several options and not only in the technical field

To take decisions regarding long term-cost consequences

To share risks with industry all along the system life cycle

Life Cycle costs estimates

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AMX10P (1973)

Leclerc (1993) AMX 10RC (1980 – 2006 R)

VAB (1976) VBCI (2008)

SIR - SIT +

PR4G

VBCI (2008) VBMR (2015)

EBRC (2018) Leclerc renov (2016)

AMX 10 RCR (1980 – 2006 R)

VAB (1976)

SICS V1 +

CONTACT / PR4G

Example: Cost estimates implementation

Replacement of the fighting armoured vehicles from the 70’s

Soldiers protection improvement

Fighting and information technology tools interconnection

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Development

Acquisition : Main system + Support

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Support +

in-service use Half-life

evolution Support +

in - service use

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Prior to programme approval: Life Cycle Cost benchmarked on existing vehicles Support cost is acknowledge as a key design parameter

Example: Cost estimates implementation

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Micro fleets management

Convenient to fit with short notice operations needs at limited costs without affecting metropolitan

fleet management But potentially lead to

management issues of mixed fleets (configurations, maintenance, ..)

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Data management: Closing the loop with lessons learnt

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A long term trend

Current equipment will remain in service for many years

Technical data collected on such equipment is vital to control current costs and planning new programs

A growing demand from industry to have a better return of information on the equipment they sold, both in the operational support field

A real policy regarding data exchanges between all the partners have to be implemented

In service Data

IPT

Technical data

Economical data

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New tools: Information control, the key issue

ASD Standards

Built-in test of new generation HUMS

e Maintenance Lessons learnt data collection

Information control: New technologies implementation Rationalization of existing tools

Information technology tools COMP@S

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Organization: Government decisions continuity

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Responsibilities clearly identified within governments structures

Legal framework strengthened Safety responsibilities still valid all along the life cycle

Technical authority: responsible of equipments safety, carry out expertise when necessary

Employ authority: − Gives usage conditions − Ensure the effective system usage is compatible with the one of design stage

Forces

DGA

Initialization Design Realization

In - Service Withdrawal Orientation

Technical Authority

Employ Authority

Determine employ conditions Check employ conditions

Configurationmanagement Authority

DGA

DGA Forces

Forces

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IPT

Staffs (Program Officer)

Needs definition And system commissionning

Support Services (In service Support Manager)

Advise the program officer during acquisistion stages

In Service Support Manager

A single Integrated Program Team

DGA (Program Manager) Acquisition Manager

To ensure decisions traceability

Industry

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Conclusions

Current context and especially economical constraints challenges the current program armament management in order to maintain / develop military capabilities,

Classical methods and new technologies offer

real opportunities in that way, … But set up changes is not an easy way !

It implies to jointly manage actions trough clearly

identified responsibilities