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Malaysia institute 0f logistics

Intermediate logistics officer course(Executive bachelor in logistics management)

Assignment no3

Logistics support analysis

Ltcdr hamed Alghafri

Royal Navy of Oman

Date:23 MAY 2011

ContentsDefinition of logistics supply analysis..........................................................................................................2

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)...................................................................................................................3

Whole-life cost............................................................................................................................................3

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Definition of logistics supply analysis

LSA is the iterative process of identifying support requirements for a new system, especially in the early stages of system design. The main goals of LSA are to ensure that the system will perform as intended and to influence the design for supportability and affordability. LSA is the iterative process of identifying support requirements for a new system, especially in the early stages of system design. The main goals of LSA are to ensure that the system will perform as intended and to influence the design for supportability and affordability

Introduction

The planning for ILS for a system may be contained in an Integrated Logistics Support Plan (ILSP). ILS planning activities coincide with development of the system acquisition strategy, and the program will be tailored accordingly. The Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) process is tailored in accordance with the maturity of the system/equipment design. The LSA provides a foundation for the ILS program by generating source data and maintenance plans, which will direct other ILS elements such as training, technical publications and provisioning1. Typical Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) tasks that are performed are as follows:

Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCC);

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA);

Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA);

Meantime to Repair Analysis (MTTR);

Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RAM);

Spares (Optimization) Modelling and Analysis (SM);

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Aim

The aim of this paper is to highlight the LSA processes form the basic building block for the maintenance management system, supply management.

Scope

This paper will concentrate on Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and LCC as both a fundamental tasks of Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) to achieve effective supply support.

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) is an analytical methodology used to determine where an item will be replaced, repaired, or discarded based on cost considerations and operational readiness requirements. For a complex engineering system containing thousands of assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, organized into several levels of indenture and with a number of possible repair decisions, LORA seeks to determine an optimal provision of repair and maintenance facilities to minimize overall life-cycle costs. Logistics personnel examine not only the cost of the part to be replaced or repaired but all of the elements required to make sure the job is done correctly and cost effectively. This analysis can be implemented as a standalone analysis, but is generally integrated in the Logistics Support Analysis activity on an iterative basis to determine an optimal provision of repair and maintenance facilities to minimize overall life-cycle costs.

Whole-life cost

Whole-life cost is one of the elements of the LSA which is often used for option evaluation when procuring new assets and for decision-making to minimise whole-life costs throughout the life of an asset. It is also applied to comparisons of actual costs for similar asset types and as feedback into future design and acquisition decisions.

The primary benefit is that costs which occur after an asset has been constructed or acquired, such as maintenance, operation, disposal, become an important consideration in decision-making. Previously, the focus has been on the up-front capital costs of

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creation or acquisition, and organizations may have failed to take account of the longer-term costs of an asset. It also allows an analysis of business function interrelationships. Low development costs may lead to high maintenance or customer service costs in the future.

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