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In essence, ILS provides the means through which a system: Why an understanding of ILS as it applies to Defence is so important? Understanding ILS requirements permits TMS to deliver a tailored, project specific solution to meet the needs of Defence and specifically the requirement to accurately acquire and sustain a system at the greatest operational availability and at the lowest whole life cost to the taxpayer. To do this in the most cost effective manner, TMS delivers internationally competitive ILS services and supporting documentation without duplication of effort or the need for continuous rework with focus on implementing ILS best practice.

why an understanding of ils as it applies to defence is

so important?

Understanding ILS requirements permits TMS to deliver a tailored, project specific solution to meet the needs of Defence and specifically the requirement to accurately acquire and sustain a system at the greatest operational availability and at the lowest whole life cost to the taxpayer. To do this in the most cost effective manner, TMS delivers internationally competitive ILS services and supporting documentation without duplication of effort or the need for continuous rework with focus on implementing ILS best practice.

why is ils important

to defence?

The discipline of ILS is used to ensure that the supportability of an equipment is considered during its design and development. The technique was adopted by the UK MOD in 1993 and was made compulsory for the majority of equipment purchase programmes.

What is integrated logistic support?

Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) plans and directs the identification and development of logistic support and system requirements for both commercial and military systems. Its aim is to create a system that will last longer, require less support throughout its planned lifetime, and reduce whole life costs to a practicable minimum. ILS provides a mechanism to identify (as early as practicable) system reliability issues or problems and can initiate system design improvements and addresses aspects of system supportability throughout the full operational lifecycle. Its impact is often measured through metrics such as reliability, maintainability, availability and testability. ILS is the integrated planning and actions of a number of interdependent disciplines to provide assurance that a system is able to achieve its availability targets. The planning of each ILS element is developed in tandem with the system engineering design effort. Trade-offs between design and supportability elements may be required in order to develop a system that is affordable, operable, supportable, sustainable, transportable and provided at the lowest life-cycle cost. ILS analysis is a documented process and for more complex equipments, outputs are recorded in a Logistic Support Analysis Repository (LSAR). The overarching support strategy is outlined within an Integrated Support Plan which also signposts the reader to each supporting element. ILS planning activities are developed in-line with the system acquisition strategy with the ILS programme being tailored accordingly. A correctly developed and well-executed ILS strategy will ensure that the requirements for each ILS element is fully developed, planned, resourced and implemented to enable the operational readiness levels required by the user at the time of system use and throughout the system’s lifecycle.