Contracting Agency: United States Air Force (USAF) Technology Task Ordering Services (TTOES)
Point of Contact: Mike Graul, Ph.D., College Station, Texas

Overview

The U.S. Air Force’s Lean Logistics effort has rapidly changed some of the basic organizational structures and rules for depot maintenance and repair. However, in addition to the remarkable improvements in depot maintenance that have resulted from these changes, new opportunities for further improvement have also emerged. For the Lean Logistics Simulation (LLSIM) project, KBSI is modeling and analyzing the depot maintenance and repair processes with the intent of identifying candidate processes to be included in the project’s analysis and simulation tasks. The goal of LLSIM is to extend the Lean Logistics avionics model for simulation-based decision support (including select Air Logistic Center avionics maintenance-related processes like the Shop Support Center (SSC) and associated back-shop, supply, administrative, and information systems) and to develop an information system in support of these additional processes.

Exploit lower life-cycle cost alternatives in system configurations by using current technology components and adapting common equipment to multiple requirements and applications;

Improve the productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of Air Force maintenance and support organizations;

Improve the reliability, maintainability, survivability, and supportability of Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment;

Develop new approaches to better accommodate life cycle cost considerations in system development, such as improved specifications, technical orders, standards, and testing techniques; and

Insert new technology to extend the life of existing weapon systems and improve existing support and maintenance processes.