The United Kingdom’s Defence Standard 00-600 defines the Ministry of Defense (MOD) requirements for the preparation, exchange and through life management of a Supportability Case for MOD platforms and equipment. The UK has a different approach to defining integrated logistics Support (ILS) elements than the US Department of Defense (DoD). This article provides the breakdown […]
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A recent blog post on the CLEP website (Jon Hatch’s “Back to the Basics: Defining the Similarities and Differences of Business Logistics and Acquisitions Logistics“) got me thinking about how I migrated into my defense logistics career. I think I’m safe in posting that few children grow up dreaming about being a “Logistician.” Any child
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During difficult economic times the “Success Gurus” seem to crawl out of the woodwork. These gurus are happy to share the secret of how they made millions of dollars with little-to-no-effort/overnight/the easy way. For just a few dollars they will happily share some of their secrets. For a few dollars more they’ll share all of
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A recent news story on Coronavirus vaccines highlights the complexity of supply chains in the health care world. As reported by Politico “The ‘biggest challenge’ won’t come until after a coronavirus vaccine is found,” developing a vaccine effective against the coronavirus is only part of the challenge. The rest is all about getting that vaccine
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There’s been any number of articles lately about essential workers. This pandemic, with the related nearly-global lock-down of “non-essential personnel” should cause us to rethink our assumptions on labor. While I was on active Navy Duty I had the chance to do a three-year staff tour with the North American Treaty Organization (NATO), stationed at
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This article briefly describes the twelve elements of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) as currently recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). As the DoD and industry move towards a product-based support strategy, these elements are increasingly referred to as Integrated Product Support (IPS). The twelve elements of IPS are segregated into three categories with
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In general, ILS plans and directs the identification and development of logistics support and system requirements for military systems, with the goal of creating systems that last longer and require less support, thereby reducing costs and increasing return on investments. ILS therefore addresses these aspects of supportability not only during acquisition, but also throughout the operational life cycle of the
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