2641 - Logistics and Sustainment Flashcards
The sustainment logistics function begins after production has started and ______________ has been declared
Initial Operational Capability.
_____________ and __________are critical for operating most major weapons systems.
- Hardware
* Software
What are the three reasons for Loss of vendors for older systems
- Obsolescence
- ***Diminished Manufacturing Source (DMS)
- Material shortages
Reducing the size of the _______________________means the deployment of less support equipment, spares, people and other support resources.
logistics footprint
What are the three major areas of Life Cycle Logistics (LCL)
- Acquisition Logistics
- Sustainment Logistics
- Performance – Based Life-Cycle Product Support (PBLCPS) or Performance Based Logistics (PBL)
________________ are actions taken to keep materiel and equipment in a serviceable condition, to return it to service, or to update and upgrade its capability.
Maintenance
_______________________ includes the resources, processes, procedures, design considerations, and methods to ensure that the system, equipment, and support items are properly packaged and preserved, handled, stored, and transported.
Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHST)
_______________________ means having the right part in the right place at the right time in the right quantity at the most economical cost.
Supply support
Manpower and personnel is the ______________ support element.
“spaces and faces”
________________ constitute all permanent or semi-permanent real property assets required to support a system, including major modification of existing structures.
Facilities
__________________includes those logistics support activities that start as soon as the warfighter in the field receives the first system.
Sustainment Logistics
The future of warfare includes:
- New measures of success in warfare
- Rapid technology application
- Agile, trained forces
- Information supremacy
- Responsive support
What are the Three levels of maintenance
- Organizational – Personnel from the using unit make the repair
- ***Intermediate – The repair is completed at a facility in the field
- Depot – The repair is made at a major facility for repair by contractor or Government civilian personnel
What are the 6 Major Logistics Functions
- Supply
- Maintenance
- Transportation
- ***Civil Engineering
- Health Services
- Other Services
_______________ and _____________ Logistics states it is important to consider possible obsolescence or discontinuation of commercial replacement parts and components.
- Commercial
* NDI
